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Nationality:
noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective:
Yemeni
Ethnic groups:
predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans
Languages:
Arabic (official)
Religions:
Muslim (Islam - official) including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
Population:
24,771,809 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.5% (male 5,363,542/female 5,169,554)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
21.1% (male 2,653,988/female 2,578,724)
25-54 years:
30.1% (male 3,817,569/female 3,647,352)
55-64 years:
3.6% (male 428,920/female 464,740)
65 years and over:
2.6% (male 306,186/female 341,234) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18.3 years
female:
18.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.575% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
32.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 32% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
SANAA (capital) 2.229 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
200 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 53.5 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 38
male:
57.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.11 years
country comparison to the world: 172
male:
62.05 years
female:
66.27 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.45 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.3 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 33% of population
total: 52% of population
unimproved:
