Number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen
Yemen: Number of refugees per 100000 was 137.23 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen is 137.23, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 168.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen peaked at 137.23 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 1990.
That places Yemen 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.036 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1663 | +362.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2068 | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2377 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.935 | +293.3% |
| 1995 | 2.19 | +133.8% |
| 1996 | 6.67 | +204.9% |
| 1997 | 9.63 | +44.5% |
| 1998 | 10.45 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 10.62 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.72 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.77 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.66 | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 7.4 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.24 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8 | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 5.79 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.67 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 7.02 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 7.43 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 7.74 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.41 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 9.08 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 8.23 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 8.68 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 51.03 | +488.1% |
| 2016 | 57.39 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 71.18 | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 91.37 | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 104.02 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 89.76 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 101.28 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 105.03 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 121.97 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 126.61 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 137.23 | +8.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 137.23 is below the median for low income countries, which is 306.58, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 137.23 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.46, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 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% | 8.68 | 51.03 |
| 1991 | +362.0% | 0.036 | 0.1663 |
| 1994 | +293.3% | 0.2377 | 0.935 |
| 1996 | +204.9% | 2.19 | 6.67 |
| 1995 | +133.8% | 0.935 | 2.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.11 | 0.036 | 10.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.55 | 5.79 | 10.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.71 | 7.74 | 104.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.65 | 89.76 | 137.23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Yemen was 137.23 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 137.23 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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