Yemen:
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Population	Definition - World rank and map 23,013,376 (July 2008 est.)
Population density	Definition - World rank and map 43.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.)
Age structure	Definition - World rank and map 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.)
Median Age	Definition - World rank and map total: 16.7 years male: 16.7 years female: 16.8 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate	Definition - World rank and map 3.46% (2008 est.)
Birth rate	Definition - World rank and map 42.42 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate	Definition - World rank and map 7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate	Definition - World rank and map NA
Sex ratio	Definition 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.)
Infant mortality rate	Definition - World rank and map 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.)
Life expectancy at birth	Definition - World rank and map total population: 62.9 years male: 60.96 years female: 64.94 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate	Definition - World rank and map 6.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	Definition - World rank and map 12,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Definition NA
Major infectious diseases	Definition 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)
Nationality	Definition noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni
Ethnic groups	Definition predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans
Religions	Definition Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
Languages	Definition Arabic
Literacy	Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.)