Population, age 20, total in Yemen
Yemen: Population, age 20, total was 596,165 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Yemen, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in Yemen stood at 596,165. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Yemen peaked at 596,165 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 231,732, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 279,559 | 231,732 | 340,530 | 10 |
| 2000s | 436,674 | 357,440 | 514,632 | 10 |
| 2010s | 560,745 | 530,282 | 596,165 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Yemen?
- Population, age 20, total in Yemen was 596,165 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 596,165 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,732 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for population, age 20, total?
- Yemen ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.