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Yemen Population: 16 387 963 (July 1998 est.) note: other estimates range as high as 16.6 million Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (male 4 016 052; female 3 859 079) 15-64 years: 49% (male 4 066 601; female 3 902 686) 65 years and over: 3% (male 280 152; female 263 393) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 3.31% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 43.36 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 10.27 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: 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: 1.06 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 72.2 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.47 years male: 57.71 years female: 61.32 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 7.14 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Yemeni(s) adjective: Yemeni Ethnic groups: predominantly Arab; Afro-Arab concentrations in western coastal locations; South Asians in southern regions; small European communities in major metropolitan areas Religions: Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a) small numbers of Jewish Christian and Hindu Languages: Arabic Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38% male: 53% female: 26% (1990 est.)
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