Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) was 69.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.3 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
175th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.3 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.93 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Yemen stood at 69.3 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 69.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.93 years, in 1950.
That places Yemen 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.93 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 29.62 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 30.03 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 30.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 30.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 31.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 31.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 32.36 years | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 32.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 33.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 34.06 years | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 33.67 years | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 33.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 34.91 years | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 35.59 years | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 36.26 years | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 37.08 years | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 37.99 years | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 39.61 years | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 40.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 41.76 years | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 42.69 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 43.6 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 44.54 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 45.48 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 46.44 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 47.44 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 48.48 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 49.53 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 50.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 51.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 52.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 53.62 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 54.59 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 55.42 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 54 years | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 56.83 years | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 57.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 58.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 58.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 58.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 59.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 61.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 61.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 62.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 64.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 65.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.76 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.92 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 66.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66.02 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.95 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 69.3 years | +2.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 69.3 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 69.3 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.74 years | 28.93 years | 32.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.61 years | 33.43 years | 39.61 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.05 years | 40.57 years | 49.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.46 years | 50.61 years | 58.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.29 years | 58.53 years | 62.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65 years | 62.76 years | 66.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.16 years | 65.92 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.43 years | 66.02 years | 69.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 69.3 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 years in 1950.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.