Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Yemen

Population growth in Yemen in 2025 — 2.89%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.69 pp.

2025 2.89% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 15of 217
Period maximum 3.88%1988
Period minimum 2.2%1961

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Yemen, 1961–202522.533.5419611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.2%1963: 2.2%1965: 2.41%1967: 2.56%1969: 2.73%1971: 2.68%1973: 2.81%1975: 2.95%1977: 3.1%1979: 3.28%1981: 3.49%1983: 3.65%1985: 3.81%1987: 3.86%1989: 3.85%1991: 3.83%1993: 3.76%1995: 3.59%1997: 3.19%1999: 3.11%2001: 3.02%2003: 2.94%2005: 3.1%2007: 3.24%2009: 3.2%2011: 3.05%2013: 3.05%2015: 3.04%2017: 3.01%2019: 2.97%2021: 2.74%2023: 3.01%2025: 2.89%
Change over the period: +0.69 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 2.89%
World 0.91%
Western Asia computed 2.09%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.89 −0.09 pp
2024 2.98 −0.03 pp
2023 3.01 +0.14 pp
2022 2.87 +0.13 pp
2021 2.74 −0.13 pp
2020 2.87 −0.09 pp
2019 2.97 +0.01 pp
2018 2.96 −0.05 pp
2017 3.01 +0.01 pp
2016 3 −0.04 pp
2015 3.04 −0.03 pp
2014 3.07 +0.02 pp
2013 3.05 +0.01 pp
2012 3.04 −0.01 pp
2011 3.05 −0.09 pp
2010 3.14 −0.06 pp
2009 3.2 −0.02 pp
2008 3.21 −0.03 pp
2007 3.24 −0.01 pp
2006 3.25 +0.15 pp
2005 3.1 +0.16 pp
2004 2.93 −0 pp
2003 2.94 −0.03 pp
2002 2.97 −0.06 pp
2001 3.02 −0.06 pp
2000 3.08 −0.04 pp
1999 3.11 −0.04 pp
1998 3.15 −0.04 pp
1997 3.19 −0.18 pp
1996 3.37 −0.23 pp
1995 3.59 −0.1 pp
1994 3.69 −0.07 pp
1993 3.76 −0.04 pp
1992 3.8 −0.03 pp
1991 3.83 −0.01 pp
1990 3.84 −0 pp
1989 3.85 −0.04 pp
1988 3.88 +0.02 pp
1987 3.86 +0.03 pp
1986 3.83 +0.02 pp
1985 3.81 +0.08 pp
1984 3.73 +0.09 pp
1983 3.65 +0.08 pp
1982 3.56 +0.07 pp
1981 3.49 +0.09 pp
1980 3.4 +0.12 pp
1979 3.28 +0.11 pp
1978 3.17 +0.07 pp
1977 3.1 +0.07 pp
1976 3.03 +0.08 pp
1975 2.95 +0.08 pp
1974 2.88 +0.07 pp
1973 2.81 +0.06 pp
1972 2.75 +0.07 pp
1971 2.68 −0.03 pp
1970 2.72 −0.01 pp
1969 2.73 +0.1 pp
1968 2.64 +0.07 pp
1967 2.56 +0.08 pp
1966 2.49 +0.07 pp
1965 2.41 +0.12 pp
1964 2.29 +0.08 pp
1963 2.2 −0.02 pp
1962 2.22 +0.02 pp
1961 2.2

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.