Arab World vs Yemen: Birth rate, crude

Arab World
23.16 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Yemen
34.36 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Arab World rank
15th
Yemen rank
12th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Arab World
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 34.36 per 1,000 people against 23.16 per 1,000 people in Arab World, a difference of 11.2 per 1,000 people.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 47.01 per 1,000 people 56.5 per 1,000 people 9.49 per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 43.81 per 1,000 people 54.98 per 1,000 people 11.18 per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 39.78 per 1,000 people 53.48 per 1,000 people 13.7 per 1,000 people Yemen
1990s 32.62 per 1,000 people 46.16 per 1,000 people 13.53 per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 28.61 per 1,000 people 38.64 per 1,000 people 10.04 per 1,000 people Yemen
2010s 27.16 per 1,000 people 35.67 per 1,000 people 8.52 per 1,000 people Yemen
2020s 23.69 per 1,000 people 35.31 per 1,000 people 11.62 per 1,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Arab World or Yemen?
Yemen, at 34.36 per 1,000 people against 23.16 per 1,000 people in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Arab World and Yemen?
11.2 per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Yemen rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Arab World ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.