Share of the population that is female in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population that is female was 49.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
177th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 1969
All-time low
49.3%
in 2015
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Yemen, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Yemen stood at 49.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Yemen peaked at 50.5% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 676,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 626,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 659,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 611,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 642,923 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Yemen?
- Share of the population that is female in Yemen was 49.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population that is female?
- Yemen ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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