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Yemen
 
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Capital: Sanaa
Area size (Land only): 527970 sq. km Slightly smaller than France
Time zone: GMT +3
Currency: Rial
Area code: (+) 967
Driving: Right
Climate description: The mountainous region has moderate to plentiful rainfall between March and September and mild winters and warm, moist but usually sunny summers. In the lowland areas along the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden the weather is hot and humid throughout the year with little rainfall.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
Arabic is the official language.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2009 23.6 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 21.7 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 21.4 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 21.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 20.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 19.9 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 19.3 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 18.7 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 18.2 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
53.7 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Predominantly Arab, with a small Persian minority along the coast.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam is the official religion (47 percent Sunni, 53 percent Shi'ite).
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 28.1 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 27.7 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 27.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 26.9 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 26.5 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 26.1 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 25.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 25.4 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1967 1970
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15
2005 45.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 46.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 47.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 48.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 48.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 50.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 61.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 61.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 60.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 59.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 59.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 60.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 60.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 59.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 59.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 58.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 58.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 59.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 63.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 62.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 61.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 60.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 60.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 61.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2007 55 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 75 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 76 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 82 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 82 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 79 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 79 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 85 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2007 73 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 100 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 102 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 111 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 113 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 107 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 117 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 27 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 27 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 22 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 22 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 22 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 22 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 430 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 570 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 153 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 150 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 151 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 149 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 148 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 144 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
2000-2007 46 percent U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006 46 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005 46 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004 46 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003 46 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 46 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 46 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 46 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population
2003-2005 32 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average 38 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 37 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 66 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 67 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 69 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 69 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 46 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 43 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 30 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 38 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 No data available percent
2003 49.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 49.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 47.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 46.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 No data available percent
2003 69.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 69.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 68.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 67.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 No data available percent
2003 28.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 28.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 26.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 25.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2008 45 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 45 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 45 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 43 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 39 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 35 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 28 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 23 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 19 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers
2008 138 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 138 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 138 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 108 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 73 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 34 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 25 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 8 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 2 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Internet users
2008 14 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 14 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 13 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 11 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 9 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 6 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 5 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 0.9 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 0.8 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
2008 141 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 131 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 111 (joint) Transparency International
2005 103 (joint) Transparency International
2004 112 (joint) Transparency International
2003 88 (joint) Transparency International
2002 Not ranked
2001 Not ranked Transparency International
2000 Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
1990-2005 15.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 15.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 15.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002 15.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001 15.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2007 870 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 770 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 660 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 560 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 480 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 470 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 440 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 400 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2007 22.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 19.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 16.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 13.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 11.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 9.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 9.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 9.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth
2006 3.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 4.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 4.0  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 3.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 3.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 4.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 4.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2007 15.0 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 13.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 18.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 22.1 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 12.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 4.9 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 -0.1 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 25.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
25.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 33 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 33 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 22 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 22 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
Risk from P.falciparum throughout the year, but mainly in September through February, in the whole country below 2000 metres. No risk in Sana'a city. Resistance to chloroquine reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases
2007 76 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2006 79 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2005 82 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2004 85 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2003 89 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2002 93 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2001 96 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2000 100 per 100,000 people WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2008 1776 UNHCR
2007 1631 UNHCR
2006 1362 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 1325 UNHCR
2004 1605 UNHCR
2003 1597 UNHCR
2002 1600 UNHCR
2001 1985 UNHCR
2000 2113 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2008 140169 UNHCR
2007 117363 UNHCR
2006 95794 UNHCR
2005 81937 UNHCR
2004 66384 UNHCR
2003 61881 UNHCR
2002 82803 UNHCR
2001 69468 UNHCR
2000 60545 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
2009 100000 Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2009
2007 25000 - 35000 Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008

Landmine casualties per year
2007 26 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006 17 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004 17 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 18 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 7.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 6.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 7.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 No data available percent
2002-2004 No data available percent
2000-2002 9.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 10.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 10.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 1.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 2.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 1.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 1.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 No data available percent


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