| Population | 22,230,531 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 46.3% (male 5,239,003/female 5,047,301)
15-64 years: 51.1% (male 5,781,491/female 5,585,152)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 281,121/female 296,463) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 16.7 years
male: 16.6 years
female: 16.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 3.461% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 42.67 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.035 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.948 male(s)/female
total population: 1.034 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 57.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 62.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 53.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 62.52 years
male: 60.61 years
female: 64.54 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 6.49 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 12,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Yemeni(s)
adjective: Yemeni |
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| Ethnic groups | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans |
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| Religions | Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu |
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| Languages | Arabic |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.) |
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