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Yemen, Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income · capital Sana'a
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old69.4years
Ranks 156 of 217 in 2024
7% below world median · 9% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old38.1per 1,000 live births
Ranks 153 of 196 in 2024
1.5× above world median · 2.0× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old118per 100,000 live births
Ranks 133 of 194 in 2023
1.5× above world median · 5.9× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old48.5% of under-5s
Ranks 31 of 32 in 2022
1.4× above world median · 5.8× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old9.70% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
53% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.50births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.4× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
1994 · 32 years old37.1% of adults 15+
Ranks 6 of 7 in 1994
42% below world median · 6% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 7 countries reporting in 1994 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2016 · 10 years old77.0% gross
Ranks 165 of 170 in 2016
24% below world median · 23% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 170 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure
Education spending
2008 · 18 years old5.15% of GDP
Ranks 32 of 117 in 2008
16% above world median · 17% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 117 countries reporting in 2008 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2018 · 8 years old634current US$
Ranks 202 of 211 in 2018
91% below world median · 87% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 211 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2013 · 13 years old3,164international $
Ranks 164 of 200 in 2013
74% below world median · 80% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 200 countries reporting in 2013 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2014 · 12 years old33.3% of population
Ranks 80 of 84 in 2014
23.7× above world median · 16.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 84 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2014 · 12 years old36.7index, 0–100
Ranks 52 of 84 in 2014
5% above world median · 3% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 84 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old17.3% of labour force
Ranks 172 of 182 in 2025
2.4× above world median · 1.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2014 · 12 years old8.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
2.4× above world median
Medians computed across 190 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Military spending
2014 · 12 years old3.97% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
2.0× above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 155 countries reporting in 2014 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old86.3% of population
Ranks 167 of 215 in 2024
14% below world median · 14% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2019 · 7 years old17.5% of population
Ranks 168 of 189 in 2019
74% below world median · 76% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 189 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.26t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
90% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old41.8mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
5.4× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Yemen, Rep. has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.