Population ages 70-74, female in Yemen
Yemen: Population ages 70-74, female was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
209th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 1960
All-time low
0.8%
in 2024
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 70-74, female in Yemen, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 70-74, female in Yemen stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Yemen peaked at 1.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places Yemen 209th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 70-74, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female in Yemen?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Yemen was 0.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Yemen ranks 209th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.