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Population of Yemen 2022
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country located on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula. As per the World Population Prospects, 2019 by the United Nations, the population of Yemen in 2021 is 30,000,968 ( 30 million or 3 Crore)
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Yemen Population 2022
Yemen has a population growth rate during 2020-2021 of 2.28%. Its estimated population in 2022 is 31,154,866 (31.15 million)* equivalent to 0.38% of the total world population. The total Land Area of Yemen is 555,000 sq. km (214,000 sq. mi) & the Population Density of Yemen is 56 per Km2 (146 people per mi2).
Population of Yemen in 2022 – 31.1 million or 3.1 Crore (Approx)
| Yemen | 2022 Population |
| Total Population | 31,154,866 ( 31.1 million or 3.1 Crore) |
| Global Rank | 48 |
| Share of World Pop. | 0.38% |
| Land Area | 311,888 sq.km (120,421 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 49 |
| Pop. Density | 56 people/sq. km |
| Capital City | Sanaa |
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Yemen Demographics
| Fertility Rate* of Yemen | 3.84 |
| Infant mortality rate ** in Yemen | 2.1 |
| Median Age in Yemen | 20.2 Years |
| Life Expectancy in Yemen | 79.27 years |
| Urban Population of Yemen | 38.4 % |
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Yemen
Religion in Yemen
- Sunni Islam – 65%
- Zaidiyyah (Shia Islam)- 33.45%
- Ismāʿīlism (Shia Islam) – 1.51%
- Other religion – 0.01%
Source: Wikipedia
Top Cities in Yemen by Population
| # | City | Province | Population |
| 1 | Sana’a | San‘a’ | 17,07,531 |
| 2 | Aden | Aden | 5,88,938 |
| 3 | Taiz | Taiz | 4,66,968 |
| 4 | Al Hudaydah | Al Hudaydah | 4,09,994 |
| 5 | Ibb | Ibb | 2,12,992 |
| 6 | Mukalla | Hadhramaut | 1,82,478 |
| 7 | Dhamar | Dhamar | 1,46,346 |
| 8 | ‘Amran | ‘Amran | 77,825 |
| 9 | Bajil | Al Hudaydah | 55,760 |
| 10 | Sadah | Sadah | 51,870 |