Short facts about people of Yemen

Population:

18,078,035 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  47.21% (male 4,340,436; female 4,195,076) 15-64 years:  49.79% (male 4,598,301; female 4,402,402) 65 years and over:  3% (male 274,202; female 267,618) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.38% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

43.36 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.02 male(s)/female total population:  1.04 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

68.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  60.21 years male:  58.45 years female:  62.05 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.97 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Yemeni(s) adjective:  Yemeni

Ethnic groups:

predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Religions:

Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages:

Arabic

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  38% male:  53% female:  26% (1990 est.)

Source: World Factbook