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Yemen People 1996

Population:

14,728,474 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

50% (female 3,551,953; male 3,776,358)

15-64 years:

48% (female 3,505,735; male 3,508,229)

65 years and over:

2% (female 216,210; male 169,989) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

4.02% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

44.85 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

8.01 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

3.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

58.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

62.51 years

male:

61.57 years

female:

63.5 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

7.15 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Yemeni(s)

adjective:

Yemeni

Ethnic divisions:

predominantly Arab; Afro-Arab concentrations in western coastal locations; South Asians in southern regions; small European communities in major metropolitan areas

Religions:

Muslim including Sha'fi (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Languages:

Arabic

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

38%

male:

53%

female:

26%

Labor force:

no reliable estimates exist, most people are employed in agriculture and herding or as expatriate laborers; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than half of the labor force

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