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Yemen

Republic of Yemen · الجمهورية اليمنية

Capital
Sana'a
Population
41.8 million 2025
Area
527,968 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of YemenYEMENSana'aSAUDI ARABIAOMANETHIOPIASOMALILANDArabian SeaGulf of AdenRed Sea0250 km
Yemen hatched, Sana'a marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 15.8°N 47.8°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Yemen lies in Western Asia and shares land borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia. Its area of 527,968 km² puts it 49th in the world and 12th of 47 in Asia.

The World Bank counts 41.8 million people in 2025: 37th of 194 worldwide and 16th of 47 in Asia. That works out at 79 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 37.0% in 2025. It grew by 2.89% in 2025, the 15th-fastest rate of the 194.

In 2018, GDP per capita stood at US$634 in current US dollars: 186th of 191 worldwide, 45th of 46 in Asia. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 69.4 years. The fertility rate was 4.50 births per woman in 2024. 17.5% of people used the internet in 2019.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 12.6°N to 19.0°N, it spans about 710 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Sana'a lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 350 km from the nearest land, French Polynesia.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population41,773,8782025, World Bank37th of 19416th of 47
Area527,968 km²world-countries49th of 19512th of 47
GDPUS$21.6 billion2018, World Bank, current US$129th of 19138th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$6342018, World Bank, current US$186th of 19145th of 46
Population density79 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries104th of 19435th of 47
Life expectancy69.4 years2024, World Bank133rd of 19441st of 47
Urban population37.0%2025, World Bank157th of 19439th of 47
Forest area1.0% of land2024, World Bank181st of 19443rd of 47
Population growth+2.89% a year2025, World Bank15th of 1947th of 47
Internet users17.5%2019, World Bank179th of 18844th of 45
Fertility rate4.50 births per woman2024, World Bank13th of 1942nd of 47
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19530th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaThailand, Spain and France

Closest in populationCanada, Afghanistan and Angola

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Saudi Arabia1,067 km
    Sana'a to Riyadh, capital to capital
  • Oman1,764 km
    Sana'a to Muscat, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Sana'a
15.36°N 44.20°E
Northernmost latitude
19.00°N
Southernmost latitude
12.61°N
Westernmost longitude
42.55°E
Easternmost longitude
53.08°E
North to south
about 710 km
Antipode of Sana'a
15.36°S 135.80°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 350 km from the nearest land (French Polynesia)