Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen
Yemen: Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum was 15,800 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15,800
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 19 countries
All-time high
70,600
in 2015
All-time low
15,400
in 2024
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen, 2001–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen stood at 15,800.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen peaked at 70,600 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,400, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30,700 | — |
| 2002 | 28,200 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 28,600 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 24,400 | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 24,000 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 25,100 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 32,400 | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 35,900 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 42,400 | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 49,500 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 47,300 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 46,300 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 46,200 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 68,600 | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 70,600 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 63,200 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 55,900 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 50,900 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 50,700 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29,400 | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 21,200 | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 20,000 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16,900 | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 15,400 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 15,800 | +2.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 15,800 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,550, 2.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,189 | 24,000 | 42,400 | 9 |
| 2010s | 54,920 | 46,200 | 70,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,783 | 15,400 | 29,400 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (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 refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen?
- Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum in Yemen was 15,800 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 70,600 in 2015.
- What is the lowest refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,400 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum?
- Yemen ranks 9th out of 19 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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