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
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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About this data
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.