What is birth rate by women's age group in Yemen?

Birth rate by women's age group in Yemen was 75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 189.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1980.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 72.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2012.

How does Yemen rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Yemen ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Yemen

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Yemen
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Yemen: Birth rate by women's age group was 75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

35th

of 236 countries

All-time high

189.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1980

All-time low

72.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2012

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Yemen, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Yemen peaked at 189.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 72.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2012.

Yemen ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	139.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	136.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	143.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	145.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	136.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	150.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	161.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	140.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	178.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	177.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	154.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	189.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	139.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	115.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	157.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	99.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	82.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	112.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	73.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	72.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	77.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	74.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	74.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Yemen

32 Benin 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
33 Togo 77.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
34 Nauru 76.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
36 Venezuela 73.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
37 Bangladesh 73.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
38 Marshall Islands 71.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Yemen

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 6.88 million people (2100)
Population density 208.41 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.3% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.5 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 46,827 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.5 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.5 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 3.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.59 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Yemen →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Yemen?: Birth rate by women's age group in Yemen was 75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 189.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1980.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 72.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2012.
How does Yemen rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Yemen ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.