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Population:
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23,013,376 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 46.2% (male 5,415,385/female 5,218,237) 15-64 years: 51.2% (male 5,996,202/female 5,795,779) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 284,195/female 303,578) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.7 years male: 16.7 years female: 16.8 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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3.46% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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42.42 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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NA
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 56.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 60.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 51.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 62.9 years male: 60.96 years female: 64.94 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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12,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni
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Ethnic groups:
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predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans
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Religions:
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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Languages:
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Arabic
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 9 years male: 11 years female: 7 years (2005)
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Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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9.6% (2001)
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