Yemen

Official name (in Arabic)

الجمهورية اليمنية

Official name (in Arabic, Romanized)

Al-Jumhūrīyah Al-Yamanīyah

Name etymology

the name origin is unclear but may come from the Arabic word al-yamin, meaning "the right," as a reference to its geographic position in relation to Mecca

DesignMeaningHistory

Article (1): The national flag of the Republic of Yemen consists of three colours, which are red, white and black, arranged from top to bottom as follows:

Red

White

Black

Article (2): The flag shall be rectangular in shape, its width two-thirds of its length, consisting of three rectangles of equal dimensions running the length of the flag.

Unofficial translation by Worldometer

EnglishArabic

Title (in Arabic)

الجمهورية المتحدة

Title (in Arabic, Romanized)

al-ǧumhūrīyâẗu l-muttaḥidâ

Title (in English, translated)

United Republic

Lyrics

ArabicRomanizedEnglish

Chorus

رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي ردديـه وأعـيدي وأعـيـدي واذكـري في فـرحتي كل شهيد وامنحيه حللاً من ضوء عيدي

1

يـا بلادي نحن أبنـاء وأحفاد رجالك سوف نحمي كل ما بين يدينا من جلالـك وسيبقى خالد الضوء على كل المسالك كل صخرة في جبالك .. كل ذرة في رمالك

2

كـل أنداءفي ضـلالـك .. مـلـكنا إنـها ملك أمـانينا الـكبيرة.. حقنا جاء من أمجاد ماضيك المثيرة

رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي ردديـه وأعـيدي وأعـيـدي

3

وحدتي .. وحدتي .. يا نشيدا رائـعاً يملأ نـفسي أنتِ عـهد عالق في كل ذمة رايتي .. رايتي .. يا نسيجاً حكته من كل شـمس اخـلدي خافقة في كل قمة أمتي .. أمتي .. امنحيني البأس يا مصدر بأسي واذخريني لك يا أكرم أمة

4

عشت إيماني وحبي امميا ومسيري فوق دربي عربيا وسيبقى نبـض قلبي يمنيا لن ترى الدنيا على أرضي وصيا

رددي أيتها الدنيا نشيدي ردديـه وأعـيدي وأعـيـدي

Land area

527,968 km²

Water area

0.00 km²

Saudi Arabia

1,307 km

Oman

294 km

Avg. temperature

25.8 °C

Avg. daily range

19.6 to 31.8 °C

Annual precipitation

147 mm

Temperature °CMeanDaily range

°C°F

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Precipitation mm

Monthly climate normals

Month	Avg. high, °C	Mean, °C	Avg. low, °C	Precipitation, mm
January	25.5	19.2	13.1	5
February	27.7	21.2	14.8	5
March	30.4	24.1	17.7	11
April	33	26.8	20.4	14
May	35.3	29.3	22.9	15
June	36.9	30.8	24.3	11
July	36.7	30.9	25.1	18
August	35.9	30.3	24.7	31
September	34.8	28.9	22.7	17
October	31.5	25.5	19	11
November	28.3	22.4	16.2	5
December	25.9	19.8	13.7	3

Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.

Arable land

1,158,000 hectares (2.2%)

Permanent crops

294,000 hectares (0.6%)

Permanent meadows & pastures

22,000,000 hectares (41.7%)

Forest

549,000 hectares (1.0%)

Other land

28,796,000 hectares (54.5%)

Birth rate

32.7 per 1,000 population

Death rate

4.6 per 1,000 population

Net migration rate

−0.5 per 1,000 population

MaleAgeFemale

80+70-7960-6950-5940-4930-3920-2910-190-9

% of total population

Population by age group, % of total population

Age	Male	Female
80+	0.1%	0.2%
70-79	0.5%	0.6%
60-69	1.3%	1.4%
50-59	2.5%	2.6%
40-49	4.6%	4.5%
30-39	7.0%	6.8%
20-29	8.5%	8.2%
10-19	11.1%	10.6%
0-9	15.0%	14.3%

Share aged 65 and over

2.6%

Share aged under 18

47.1%

Total dependency ratio

77

Youth dependency ratio

72

Elderly dependency ratio

5

Sex ratio

1.03 male / female

Virtually all Muslims are citizens, an estimated 65% Sunni and 35% Shia.Other includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian. Many are refugees or temporary foreign residents.Islam is the official religion.

The President, head of state, is elected by the people in competitive elections after both chambers endorse candidates; the Constitution calls Yemen "an independent, sovereign Arab Islamic State" with Islamic Sharia the source of all legislation (Arts. 1, 3, 106, 108).

Under the Constitution the President charges a Prime Minister to form a Government needing the House of Representatives' confidence (Arts. 119, 132). Executive power is exercised by the Presidential Leadership Council formed 7 April 2022.

1. WedMar 18Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
2. ThuMar 19Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
3. FriMar 20Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
4. SatMar 21Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
5. SunMar 22Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
6. MonMar 23Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
7. FriMay 1Labor Day
8. SunMay 3Labor Day (observed)
9. FriMay 22Unity Day
10. SunMay 24Unity Day (observed)
11. TueMay 26Eid al-Adha (estimated)
12. WedMay 27Eid al-Adha (estimated)
13. ThuMay 28Eid al-Adha (estimated)
14. FriMay 29Eid al-Adha (estimated)
15. SatMay 30Eid al-Adha (estimated)
16. SunMay 31Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)
17. TueJun 16Islamic New Year Day (estimated)
18. SatSep 26Revolution Day
19. WedOct 14Liberation Day
20. MonNov 30Evacuation Day

Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.

World average 42

highly corruptvery clean

Significant declinerDown 10 points since 2012, when it scored 23.

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Confidence interval

Corruption index score by year

Year	Score	Lower bound	Upper bound
2012	23	20	27
2013	18	14	22
2014	19	15	23
2015	18	14	22
2016	14	9	19
2017	16	13	19
2018	14	12	16
2019	15	11.9	18.1
2020	15	12.8	17.2
2021	16	12.2	19.8
2022	16	12.8	19.2
2023	16	13.1	18.9
2024	13	10.2	15.8
2025	13	10	16

GDP per capita (nominal)

$567 (193rd in the world)

The shape of the economy

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GDP by end use

Households

+123.4%

Government

+9%

Investment

+6.2%

Exports

+8.8%

Imports

−47.3%

Current account

3.3% of GDP, $367 million deficit

Projected GDP growth

+4.8% a year over the next 10 years

By specializationBy volume

ProductSpecialization index

1. 1Meat of goat (fresh or chilled)31.7×
2. 2Cow peas (dry)25×
3. 3Raw milk of sheep18.7×
4. 4Dates17.9×
5. 5Meat of sheep (fresh or chilled)16.7×
6. 6Mangoes and guavas and mangosteens16.3×
7. 7Raw milk of goats11.3×
8. 8Sorghum8.1×
9. 9Onions and shallots (dry)5.9×
10. 10Grapes5.3×

Median

YER 41,000 per month($191)

Men

YER 62,064 per month($289)

Women

YER 47,831 per month($223)

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YemenWorld

Human Development Index by year

Year	Yemen	World
1990	0.359	0.608
1991	0.364	0.611
1992	0.370	0.614
1993	0.377	0.617
1994	0.382	0.620
1995	0.393	0.625
1996	0.405	0.631
1997	0.413	0.636
1998	0.423	0.641
1999	0.429	0.646
2000	0.439	0.651
2001	0.449	0.657
2002	0.458	0.662
2003	0.467	0.669
2004	0.475	0.675
2005	0.481	0.681
2006	0.486	0.688
2007	0.489	0.694
2008	0.492	0.698
2009	0.497	0.701
2010	0.502	0.707
2011	0.501	0.713
2012	0.503	0.717
2013	0.507	0.721
2014	0.502	0.726
2015	0.475	0.731
2016	0.467	0.735
2017	0.459	0.739
2018	0.454	0.741
2019	0.458	0.745
2020	0.459	0.742
2021	0.458	0.742
2022	0.466	0.752
2023	0.470	0.756

Expected for a child today

7.5 years

Households with Internet access

9.3%

Fixed telephone lines

1,240,000

Fixed broadband

1.1 subscriptions per 100 people

Counts subscriptions, not people.

Debit-card ownership

4%

Account at a bank or mobile-money provider

12%

Made or received a digital payment

9%

Asylum seekers

14,094

Internally displaced persons

4,796,000All due to conflicts

Refugees from Yemen abroad

53,996

Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2015

Per resident

1.2 arrivals per 100 residents

Same-day visitors

31,800 arrivals

Visitor spending in the country

$116 million(2016, latest available)

Residents' spending abroad

$56 million(2016, latest available)

A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.

Site	Type
Old Walled City of Shibam	Cultural
Old City of Sana'a	Cultural
Historic Town of Zabid	Cultural
Socotra Archipelago	Natural
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib	Cultural

Data reliability as rated by INFORM: High. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.

A low figure can also mean weak recording.

Persons held

4,268

CO₂ per capita

0.3 t per person

World Rank184thof 207

Share of global CO₂

0.03%

Methane (CH₄)

11.8 Mt CO₂-eq

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

4.22 Mt CO₂-eq

Fluorinated gases

6.32 Mt CO₂-eq

All greenhouse gases

32.9 Mt CO₂-eq

WHO guideline

5 µg/m³

Treaty	Standing	Joined
Climate
Paris Agreement	signed 2016, not ratified
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	in force	1996
Kyoto Protocol	in force	2005
Ozone layer
Montreal Protocol	in force	1996
Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer)	in force	1996
Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity	in force	1996
CITES	in force	1997
Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn)	in force	2006
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	in force	2006
Nagoya Protocol	signed 2011, not ratified
Land and heritage
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands	in force	2008
World Heritage Convention	not a party
UN Convention to Combat Desertification	in force	1997
Chemicals and waste
Basel Convention	in force	1996
Rotterdam Convention (PIC)	in force	2006
Stockholm Convention (POPs)	in force	2004
Minamata Convention on Mercury	signed 2014, not ratified
Oceans
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea	in force	1994
High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)	signed 2025, not ratified
MARPOL 73/78	not a party

Per person

55 m³ per year

Dependency ratio

0% originates outside the country

Annual water withdrawal

3.6 billion m³ per year

Withdrawn for agriculture

91%

Water stress

170% of available freshwater withdrawn

Men

10.3%

Women

16.2%

Per capita

5.46 GJ per person

Share of world total

0.03%

Supply

Deficitproduces 16% of what it consumes, 2024

OverviewBy source

Generation

5.3 TWh per year

Consumption

3.6 TWh per year

There is widespread recruitment of fighters by numerous armed groups operating in Yemen; all parties to the civil war have been implicated in child soldier recruitment and use; in 2022, the Houthis signed a plan with the UN to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; Houthi leaders previously pledged to end the use of child soldiers in 2012, as did the Government of Yemen in 2014; in 2019, the Saudi and UAE-led coalition committed to protect children in a memorandum of understanding signed with the UN.