Yemen vs. Saudi Arabia
Demographics
| Yemen | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 30,399,243 (July 2021 est.) | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 39.16% (male 5,711,709 /female 5,513,526) 15-24 years: 21.26% (male 3,089,817 /female 3,005,693) 25-54 years: 32.78% (male 4,805,059 /female 4,591,811) 55-64 years: 4% (male 523,769 /female 623,100) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 366,891 /female 435,855) (2018 est.) | 0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242) 15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188) 25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479) 55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467) 65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 19.8 years (2018 est.) male: 19.6 years female: 19.9 years | total: 30.8 years male: 33 years female: 27.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.93% (2021 est.) | 1.62% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 25.21 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2018 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 47.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 52.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 67.18 years male: 64.89 years female: 69.59 years (2021 est.) | total population: 76.4 years male: 74.81 years female: 78.07 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.1 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
| Ethnic groups | predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 (2020 est.) | 12,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 99.1% (official; virtually all are citizens, an estimated 65% are Sunni and 35% are Shia), other 0.9% (includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents) (2020 est.) | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2020 est.) | <200 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official); note - a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Arabic (official) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 70.1% male: 85.1% female: 55% (2015) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.3% male: 97.1% female: 92.7% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 9 years male: 11 years female: 8 years (2011) | total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | NA | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 38.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 3.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) | urban population: 84.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 87.6% of population total: 92% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 12.4% of population total: 8% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 93.1% of population rural: 48.5% of population total: 64.6% of population unimproved: urban: 6.9% of population rural: 51.5% of population total: 35.4% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 3.075 million SANAA (capital), 1.012 million Aden (2021) | 7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 164 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 5.6% (2015) | 6.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2014) | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 17.1% (2016) | 35.4% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 33.5% (2013) | 24.6% (2016) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 71.7 youth dependency ratio: 66.7 elderly dependency ratio: 5 potential support ratio: 19.9 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 39.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
