Total fertility rate in Yemen
Yemen: Total fertility rate was 4.41 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.41
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
1st
of 74 countries
All-time high
6.32
in 2000
All-time low
4.41
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Total fertility rate in Yemen, 2000β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, total fertility rate in Yemen stood at 4.41. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Yemen peaked at 6.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.41, in 2025.
Yemen ranks 1st of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.63 | 5 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 | 4.6 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 4.41 | 4.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 2 Sudan 4.32 compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 3.45 compare
- 4 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 3.19 compare
More population data for Yemen
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.88 million (2100)
- Population density 208.41 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.258 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.5 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 46,827 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Yemen?
- Total fertility rate in Yemen was 4.41 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.41 in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for total fertility rate?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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