Yemen
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
Yemen’s outline includes the island of Socotra, far out to the east.
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Continent
- Asia
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Oman, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 41,773,878 (2025)
- Total area
- 527,970 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 15.9° N, 47.5° E
Yemen at a glance
Yemen is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Sana'a. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Within Asia, Yemen has the lowest CO₂ emissions per person (0.26 t in 2024, among 47 countries with data).
Flag of Yemen
Yemen’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Iraq and Yemen: red, white and black horizontal bands; Iraq adds green Arabic script on the white band, Yemen has nothing on it.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Iraq, Egypt and Sudan.
Yemen in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 41,773,878 | 37thof 195 | 16thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 527,970 km² | 49thof 194 | 12thof 48 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 69.4 years | 134thof 195 | 42ndof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 4.50 | 13thof 195 | 2ndof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $48 | 172ndof 191 | 44thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 37.0% | 158thof 195 | 40thof 48 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 1.0% | 180thof 191 | 43rdof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.26 t | 165thof 181 | 47thof 47 |
No figure is published for Yemen on GDP, GDP per capita and internet users.
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Yemen compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 41,773,878 | 527,970 km² | — |
| Oman | 5,494,691 | 309,500 km² | $19,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | 2,149,690 km² | $34,537 |
Quizzes featuring Yemen
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Yemen · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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