Yemen Population History
1960 - 2026
Yemen's population has grown from 5,532,301 in 1960 to 39,390,799 in 2023, a total increase of 612.0% (7.12x). The population reached its all-time recorded high in 2023.
1960 Population
5.5M
2023 Population
39.4M
Total Growth
612.0%
Peak Year
2023
Population by Decade
1960
5.5M
1970
7.1M
1980
9.5M
1990
13.9M
2000
19.6M
2010
26.8M
2020
36.1M
2023
39.4M
Growth Rate by Period
1960-1965
+2.29%
1965-1970
+2.66%
1970-1975
+2.86%
1975-1980
+3.25%
1980-1985
+3.72%
1985-1990
+3.93%
1990-1995
+3.81%
1995-2000
+3.23%
2000-2005
+3.04%
2005-2010
+3.26%
2010-2015
+3.10%
2015-2020
+3.01%
Year-by-Year Population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39,390,799 | +1,167,923 |
| 2022 | 38,222,876 | +1,082,646 |
| 2021 | 37,140,230 | +1,005,367 |
| 2020 | 36,134,863 | +1,023,455 |
| 2019 | 35,111,408 | +1,026,226 |
| 2018 | 34,085,182 | +994,261 |
| 2017 | 33,090,921 | +981,911 |
| 2016 | 32,109,010 | +949,631 |
| 2015 | 31,159,379 | +933,070 |
| 2014 | 30,226,309 | +913,357 |
| 2013 | 29,312,952 | +879,305 |
| 2012 | 28,433,647 | +850,750 |
| 2011 | 27,582,897 | +828,510 |
| 2010 | 26,754,387 | +826,663 |
| 2009 | 25,927,724 | +815,783 |
| 2008 | 25,111,941 | +793,859 |
| 2007 | 24,318,082 | +774,999 |
| 2006 | 23,543,083 | +752,998 |
| 2005 | 22,790,085 | +694,918 |
| 2004 | 22,095,167 | +638,788 |
| 2003 | 21,456,379 | +621,293 |
| 2002 | 20,835,086 | +608,939 |
| 2001 | 20,226,147 | +602,006 |
| 2000 | 19,624,141 | +594,721 |
| 1999 | 19,029,420 | +583,407 |
| 1998 | 18,446,013 | +572,077 |
| 1997 | 17,873,936 | +560,759 |
| 1996 | 17,313,177 | +573,119 |
| 1995 | 16,740,058 | +590,911 |
| 1994 | 16,149,147 | +585,233 |
| 1993 | 15,563,914 | +574,420 |
| 1992 | 14,989,494 | +559,293 |
| 1991 | 14,430,201 | +542,339 |
| 1990 | 13,887,862 | +523,688 |
| 1989 | 13,364,174 | +504,466 |
| 1988 | 12,859,708 | +489,796 |
| 1987 | 12,369,912 | +468,872 |
| 1986 | 11,901,040 | +447,215 |
| 1985 | 11,453,825 | +428,228 |
| 1984 | 11,025,597 | +404,098 |
| 1983 | 10,621,499 | +380,493 |
| 1982 | 10,241,006 | +358,644 |
| 1981 | 9,882,362 | +339,004 |
| 1980 | 9,543,358 | +319,164 |
| 1979 | 9,224,194 | +297,608 |
| 1978 | 8,926,586 | +278,364 |
| 1977 | 8,648,222 | +264,109 |
| 1976 | 8,384,113 | +250,515 |
| 1975 | 8,133,598 | +236,815 |
| 1974 | 7,896,783 | +223,987 |
| 1973 | 7,672,796 | +212,728 |
| 1972 | 7,460,068 | +202,606 |
| 1971 | 7,257,462 | +192,183 |
| 1970 | 7,065,279 | +189,420 |
| 1969 | 6,875,859 | +185,335 |
| 1968 | 6,690,524 | +174,080 |
| 1967 | 6,516,444 | +164,950 |
| 1966 | 6,351,494 | +155,901 |
| 1965 | 6,195,593 | +147,587 |
| 1964 | 6,048,006 | +136,871 |
| 1963 | 5,911,135 | +128,914 |
| 1962 | 5,782,221 | +126,989 |
| 1961 | 5,655,232 | +122,931 |
| 1960 | 5,532,301 | — |