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    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   29 826
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   56.5
    Capital city    Sana'a
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 874.4b,c
    UN membership date    30-Sep-47
    Surface area (km2)   527 968a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   101.5
    National currency    Yemeni Rial (YER)
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)30 90726 66026 672d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)3.3-30.5-1.3d
    GDP per capita (current US$)1 334.81 006.1935.9d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)12.118.219.3d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)38.720.120.6d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)18.528.924.3d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)24.129.2e28.6e
    Employment in industry (% of employed)1912.8e10e
    Employment in services (% employed)56.958e61.4e
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)12.913.412.8
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)10.0 / 68.86.0 / 68.45.7 / 70.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexe (2010=100)100158f...
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)136133141g
    International trade: exports (million current US$)6 43751024c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)9 2556 5734 716c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 2 818- 6 063- 4 692c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 054- 3 026- 2 419g
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateh (average annual %)2.82.72.4
    Urban population (% of total population)31.834.837.3c
    Urban population growth rateh (average annual %)4.64.4...
    Fertility rate, totalh (live births per woman)54.43.8
    Life expectancy at birthh (females/males, years)66.4 / 63.167.7 / 64.367.7 / 64.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)42.7 / 4.340.7 / 4.438.8 / 4.6
    International migrant stocki,j (000/% of total pop.)288.4 / 1.2379.9 / 1.4385.6 / 1.3c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)508.6k1 540.53 922.9c
    Infant mortality rateh (per 1 000 live births)48.643.343.2
    Health: Current expendituree (% of GDP)5.24.2...
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.3l0.5f...
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.2m......
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)82.3 / 100.989.4 / 106.6n87.1 / 99.9g
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)33.6 / 54.240.0 / 58.2n43.3 / 59.6g
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)6.5 / 14.96.2 / 14.0o... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)4.76.8n...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)0.30.30.3p,q
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)12.424.1e26.7e,a
    Threatened species (number)269287313
    Forested areae (% of land area)111a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)22.4 / 0.911.7 / 0.48.9 / 0.3a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)80417377a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)1475a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersr (000)1 025367...
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)19.419.419.4c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)67.4 / ...67.0 / ...67.0 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)2.294.3129.67d
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