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Population:
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19,349,881 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 46.8% (male 4,606,110; female 4,446,229)
15-64 years: 50.4% (male 4,972,946; female 4,778,034)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 272,921; female 273,641) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.4 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 16.4 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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3.42% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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43.23 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.04 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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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: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 65.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 59.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 69.98 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 60.97 years
male: 59.16 years
female: 62.87 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.82 children born/woman (2003 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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9,900 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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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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