Country profile
Yemen
Republic of Yemen · Western Asia
👥 Population
41,773,878
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Sana'a
🗺 Area
527,968 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$21.61B
World Bank · 2018
📈 HDI
0.470
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
79 /km²
💱 Currency
YER
Yemeni rial
🗣 Languages
Arabic
About Yemen
Yemen (officially Republic of Yemen) is a country in Western Asia, with Sana'a as its capital. It is home to roughly 41.77 million people, giving a population density of about 79 people per square kilometre. The country covers 527,968 km² of land and shares land borders with 2 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $21.61B in nominal GDP (2018), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.470. The official currency is the Yemeni rial (YER), and the main language is Arabic.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$92.76B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$3,164
GDP growth
0.8%
Inflation
8.1%
Unemployment
17.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
69.4 yrs
Fertility rate
4.5
Pop. growth
2.9%
Urban population
37.0%
Infant mortality /1k
33.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
17.5%
Literacy rate
37.1%
Physicians /1k
0.1
Renewable energy
3.7%
Travel & practical
Capital
Sana'a
Currency
YER
Dialing code
+967
Internet TLD
.ye
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Fun facts about Yemen
- Yemen is the 37th most populous country in the world, with about 41.77 million people.
- By land area it is the 49th-largest country in the world, covering 527,968 km².
- It has the world's 129th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($21.61B).
- Yemen shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of low human development, with an HDI of 0.470.
- Yemen has a population density of about 79 people per square kilometre.
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