Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Yemen
Yemen: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 129.09 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Yemen is 129.09 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 156.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Yemen peaked at 129.09 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7 per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Yemen ranks 59th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.56 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 9.62 per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.54 per 100,000 people | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 7.29 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.13 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.71 per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.56 per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 6.91 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 7.31 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 7.62 per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 8.29 per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 8.94 per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 8.11 per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 8.54 per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 50.26 per 100,000 people | +488.1% |
| 2016 | 56.5 per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 70.08 per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 89.98 per 100,000 people | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 102.37 per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 88.47 per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 99.8 per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 103.38 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 120 per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 124.63 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 129.09 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 129.09 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 281.27 per 100,000 people, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 129.09 per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 4.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +488.1% | 8.54 per 100,000 people | 50.26 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 per 100,000 people | 5.7 per 100,000 people | 10.56 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.07 per 100,000 people | 7.62 per 100,000 people | 102.37 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.9 per 100,000 people | 88.47 per 100,000 people | 129.09 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 29,116 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Yemen?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Yemen was 129.09 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 129.09 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Yemen rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Yemen ranks 59th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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