Population growth rate in Yemen
Yemen: Population growth rate was 0.258 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.258
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
46th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.92
in 1987
All-time low
-0.1054
in 1700
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Yemen, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Yemen is 0.258, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Yemen peaked at 3.92 in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.1054, in 1700.
That places Yemen 46th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.1054 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0629 | -159.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4426 | +603.8% |
| 1905 | 0.8736 | +97.4% |
| 1910 | 0.8867 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.906 | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.9369 | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 0.9369 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9369 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.9369 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9369 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9369 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.37 | +46.5% |
| 1951 | 1.52 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | 1.61 | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 1.69 | +4.5% |
| 1954 | 1.75 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 1.81 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 1.88 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 1.94 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 2.02 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 2.09 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 2.16 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 2.23 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 2.21 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.2 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.37 | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 2.45 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 2.52 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 2.6 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 2.67 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 2.79 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 2.64 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 2.72 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.78 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.84 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.91 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 3 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3.07 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.13 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.2 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 3.35 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 3.45 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.53 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.6 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.77 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.85 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.81 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.92 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.85 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.84 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.84 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.82 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.79 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.73 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.65 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.54 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.18 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.12 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.05 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.99 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.94 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.94 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.93 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.26 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.23 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.19 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.2 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.08 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.05 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.04 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.98 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.02 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.01 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.92 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.02 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 2.75 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.99 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.03 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.94 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 2.85 | -3.0% |
| 2026 | 2.76 | -3.1% |
| 2027 | 2.68 | -3.0% |
| 2028 | 2.59 | -3.2% |
| 2029 | 2.52 | -2.6% |
| 2030 | 2.45 | -3.1% |
| 2031 | 2.36 | -3.5% |
| 2032 | 2.3 | -2.6% |
| 2033 | 2.25 | -2.1% |
| 2034 | 2.2 | -2.4% |
| 2035 | 2.15 | -2.0% |
| 2036 | 2.1 | -2.3% |
| 2037 | 2.06 | -2.3% |
| 2038 | 2.02 | -1.5% |
| 2039 | 1.99 | -1.7% |
| 2040 | 1.96 | -1.5% |
| 2041 | 1.94 | -1.1% |
| 2042 | 1.91 | -1.3% |
| 2043 | 1.89 | -1.4% |
| 2044 | 1.86 | -1.5% |
| 2045 | 1.82 | -1.7% |
| 2046 | 1.79 | -1.7% |
| 2047 | 1.75 | -2.2% |
| 2048 | 1.72 | -1.8% |
| 2049 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 2050 | 1.66 | -1.6% |
| 2051 | 1.61 | -2.7% |
| 2052 | 1.57 | -2.4% |
| 2053 | 1.53 | -2.7% |
| 2054 | 1.5 | -2.0% |
| 2055 | 1.46 | -2.6% |
| 2056 | 1.43 | -2.5% |
| 2057 | 1.39 | -2.5% |
| 2058 | 1.36 | -2.3% |
| 2059 | 1.32 | -3.0% |
| 2060 | 1.28 | -3.0% |
| 2061 | 1.25 | -2.7% |
| 2062 | 1.21 | -2.7% |
| 2063 | 1.17 | -3.4% |
| 2064 | 1.13 | -3.4% |
| 2065 | 1.1 | -2.4% |
| 2066 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
| 2067 | 1.04 | -2.9% |
| 2068 | 1.02 | -2.6% |
| 2069 | 0.991 | -2.7% |
| 2070 | 0.961 | -3.0% |
| 2071 | 0.938 | -2.4% |
| 2072 | 0.907 | -3.3% |
| 2073 | 0.878 | -3.2% |
| 2074 | 0.855 | -2.6% |
| 2075 | 0.827 | -3.3% |
| 2076 | 0.806 | -2.5% |
| 2077 | 0.776 | -3.7% |
| 2078 | 0.758 | -2.3% |
| 2079 | 0.737 | -2.8% |
| 2080 | 0.712 | -3.4% |
| 2081 | 0.693 | -2.7% |
| 2082 | 0.666 | -3.9% |
| 2083 | 0.649 | -2.6% |
| 2084 | 0.627 | -3.4% |
| 2085 | 0.61 | -2.7% |
| 2086 | 0.581 | -4.8% |
| 2087 | 0.559 | -3.8% |
| 2088 | 0.537 | -3.9% |
| 2089 | 0.513 | -4.5% |
| 2090 | 0.489 | -4.7% |
| 2091 | 0.468 | -4.3% |
| 2092 | 0.445 | -4.9% |
| 2093 | 0.416 | -6.5% |
| 2094 | 0.394 | -5.3% |
| 2095 | 0.37 | -6.1% |
| 2096 | 0.352 | -4.9% |
| 2097 | 0.326 | -7.4% |
| 2098 | 0.309 | -5.2% |
| 2099 | 0.283 | -8.4% |
| 2100 | 0.258 | -8.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.258 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.271, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.258 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.157, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +603.8% | 0.0629 | 0.4426 |
| 1800 | +159.7% | -0.1054 | 0.0629 |
| 1905 | +97.4% | 0.4426 | 0.8736 |
| 1950 | +46.5% | 0.9369 | 1.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.1054 | -0.1054 | -0.1054 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0629 | 0.0629 | 0.0629 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6581 | 0.4426 | 0.8736 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.8964 | 0.8867 | 0.906 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9369 | 0.9369 | 0.9369 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9369 | 0.9369 | 0.9369 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9369 | 0.9369 | 0.9369 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.77 | 1.37 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.42 | 2.16 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.64 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 | 3.45 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 2.93 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.92 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 2.52 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.19 | 1.99 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.83 | 1.69 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.48 | 1.32 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.13 | 0.991 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.8443 | 0.737 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.6147 | 0.513 | 0.712 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.3852 | 0.283 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 1 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0907 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 208.41 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.88 million (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Yemen?
- Population growth rate in Yemen was 0.258 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 1987.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1054 in 1700.
- How does Yemen rank for population growth rate?
- Yemen ranks 46th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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