Polity · 1990 CE – present
Republic of Yemen
الجمهوريّة اليمنية · اليمن · Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah
Also recorded as Yemen
- Peak recorded area
- 453,631 km²
- 2000 CE
- Rulers on record
- 16
- from 1990 CE
- Data series
- 400
- 1990 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Including the Socotra Archipelago, mainland Yemen is located in southern Arabia; bordering Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, Somaliland and Somalia across the Horn of Africa.
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Territory
4 dated territorial extents on record from CShapes 2.0. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. Cliopatria holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 61 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population219 obs · 1820 CE–2025 CE | 41.8Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 69.58years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | -16.3Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 2.85% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 71.71years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 67.49years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 147 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP220 obs · 1800 CE–2019 CE | 4,119int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| Total Exports89 obs · 1926 CE–2014 CE | 9,634.89million USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports89 obs · 1926 CE–2014 CE | 15.4Kmillion USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance89 obs · 1926 CE–2014 CE | -5,752.33million USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness89 obs · 1926 CE–2014 CE | 25Kmillion USD (current)2014 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| GDP per capita73 obs · 1950 CE–2022 CE | 1,959.322011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
Military
6 of 51 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score91 obs · 1926 CE–2016 CE | 0.0015CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption91 obs · 1926 CE–2016 CE | 2.9Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production91 obs · 1926 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel91 obs · 1926 CE–2016 CE | 20Kpersons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure55 obs · 1960 CE–2014 CE | 1.9Bcurrent USD2014 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Armed Forces Personnel33 obs · 1985 CE–2020 CE | 40Kpersons2020 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Territory & resources
6 of 61 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 2.19% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 1.04% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 44.42%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.0294hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 23.5Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 1.2Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 29 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index169 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.127index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index169 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.047index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index169 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.054index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index169 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.058index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type107 obs · 1918 CE–2024 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Largest Govt Party Vote Share34 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 0percent2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
Development
6 of 51 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index169 obs · 1789 CE–2024 CE | 0.245index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 50.89per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Tech Commercial Vehicles51 obs · 1947 CE–1997 CE | 413count1997 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Passenger Cars51 obs · 1947 CE–1997 CE | 327Kcount1997 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Electricity Production46 obs · 1948 CE–1994 CE | 110MGWh1994 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Dpt Immunization %45 obs · 1980 CE–2024 CE | 42%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
16 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Ali Abdullah SalehHead of State1990 CE – 2011 CE
- Haidar Abu Bakr al-AttasHead of Government1990 CE – 1994 CE
- Abdul Aziz Abdul GhaniHead of Government1994 CE – 1997 CE
- Muhammad Said al-AttarHead of Government1994 CE
- Faraj Said Bin GhanemHead of Government1997 CE – 1998 CE
- Abd Al-Karim Al-IryaniHead of Government1998 CE – 2001 CE
- Abdul Qadir BajamalHead of Government2001 CE – 2007 CE
- Ali Muhammad MujawarHead of Government2007 CE – 2011 CE
- Mohammed BasindawaHead of Government2011 CE – 2014 CE
- Abdrabbuh Mansour HadiHead of State2012 CE – 2022 CE
- Khaled BahahHead of Government2014 CE – 2016 CE
- Ahmed Obaid Bin DagherHead of Government2016 CE – 2018 CE
- Maeen Abdulmalik SaeedHead of Government2018 CE – 2024 CE
- Rashad al-AlimiHead of State2022 CE –
- Ahmad Awad Bin MubarakHead of Government2024 CE – 2025 CE
- Salem Saleh bin BraikHead of Government2025 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
- Government type
- in transition
- Executive branch
- chief of state: Presidential Leadership Council Chairperson Dr. Rashad Muhammad al-ALIMI (since 19 April 2022); head of government: Prime Minister Salim Salih BIN BURAYK (since 9 May 2025); cabinet: 24 members from northern and southern Yemen, with representatives from Yemen's major political parties;
- Ethnic groups
- predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European
- Natural resources
- petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west
- Economy
- low-income Middle Eastern economy; infrastructure, trade, and economic institutions devastated by civil war; oil/gas-dependent but decreasing reserves; massive poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment; high inflation
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Yemeni rials (YER)
Memberships
- Arab LeagueALInternational organisation · founding member1945 CE –
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1967 CE –
- 23-member Entente (1945)Historical alliance · member1990 CE –
- 21-member Defense Pact (1950)Military alliance · member1990 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
CIA World Factbook 2024
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
CShapes 2.02.0
Schvitz, G. et al. (2022). Mapping the International System, 1886-2019: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution 66(1).
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Republic of Yemen is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.