Fertility rate, total in Yemen
Yemen: Fertility rate, total was 4.5 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.5 births per woman
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
13th
of 217 countries
All-time high
8.86 births per woman
in 1985
All-time low
4.5 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Yemen stood at 4.5 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Yemen peaked at 8.86 births per woman in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.5 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Yemen 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Yemen, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.99 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 8 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 8.01 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 8.03 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 8.07 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 8.1 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 8.14 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 8.17 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 8.19 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 8.22 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 8.23 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 8.26 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 8.27 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 8.29 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.33 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 8.37 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 8.42 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 8.47 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.5 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.67 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 8.71 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 8.75 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 8.79 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.83 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8.85 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 8.86 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.86 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.83 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.79 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.71 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.61 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.46 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.27 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 8.05 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 7.79 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.53 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 7 births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 6.82 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.64 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.49 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 6.32 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.14 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.97 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.84 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.71 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.56 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.41 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.26 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.11 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 5 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.81 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.63 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.63 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.62 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.62 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.62 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.61 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.61 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.61 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.59 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.59 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.5 births per woman | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.09 births per woman | 7.99 births per woman | 8.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.38 births per woman | 8.23 births per woman | 8.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8 births per woman | 8.71 births per woman | 8.86 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 8.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 births per woman | 5 births per woman | 6.32 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 births per woman | 4.6 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 births per woman | 4.5 births per woman | 4.6 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 10 Mozambique 4.69 births per woman compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.62 births per woman compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.54 births per woman compare
- 14 Benin 4.48 births per woman compare
- 15 Nigeria 4.38 births per woman compare
- 16 Sudan 4.26 births per woman compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,447 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 32,448 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Yemen?
- Fertility rate, total in Yemen was 4.5 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 births per woman in 1985.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for fertility rate, total?
- Yemen ranks 13th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.