Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen
Yemen: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 42.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.5%
in 1953
All-time low
38.6%
in 2018
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen is 42.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen peaked at 45.5% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.5% | — |
| 1951 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 44.4% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 42.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 42.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.4% | 45.3% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.8% | 44.4% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.0% | 44.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 41.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 43.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.2% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 38.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 39.0% | 42.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Yemen was 42.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 1953.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Yemen ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.