Yemen's People | Yemen People

Population: 20,024,867 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 46.6% (male 4,751,776; female 4,582,277) 15-64 years: 50.6% (male 5,166,437; female 4,973,543) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 273,199; female 277,635) (2004 est.)

Median age: Total: 16.5 years male: 16.5 years female: 16.5 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.44% (2004 est.)

Death rate: 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 63.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 68.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 58.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 61.36 years male: 59.53 years female: 63.29 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.75 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 9,900 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: Noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni

Ethnic groups: Predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans

Religions: Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages: Arabic

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.)

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