Basic Country Facts

People Population: 13,483,178 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 3,302,489; female 3,122,246) 15-64 years: 50% (male 3,327,682; female 3,364,787) 65 years and over: 2% (male 158,018; female 207,956) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 3.56% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 45.22 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 9.59 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female all ages: 1.01 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 71.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.58 years male: 58.23 years female: 60.99 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 7.29 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni Ethnic divisions: predominantly Arab; Afro-Arab concentrations in western coastal locations; South Asians in southern regions; small European communities in major metropolitan areas Religions: Muslim including Sha'fi (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu Languages: Arabic Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 38% male: 53% female: 26%