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| Population: |
18,078,035 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
47.21% (male 4,340,436; female 4,195,076)
15-64 years:
49.79% (male 4,598,301; female 4,402,402)
65 years and over:
3% (male 274,202; female 267,618) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.38% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
43.36 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
68.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
60.21 years
male:
58.45 years
female:
62.05 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.97 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
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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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
38%
male:
53%
female:
26% (1990 est.)
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