Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 9.8 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia and -0.1 per 1,000 people in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 9.9 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Yemen.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 0.4 per 1,000 people and Yemen at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.8 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | 30.4 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | -3.4 | -2.2 |
| 2020 | -2.4 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -32.6 | -0.8 |
| 2017 | -29.9 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| 2015 | 15.5 | -0.3 |
| 2014 | 16.2 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 17.3 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 17.7 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | 18.8 | 1 |
| 2010 | 20.1 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | 20.5 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 21.1 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 21.9 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | 23.5 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 26.6 | -2.8 |
| 2003 | 27.4 | -3 |
| 2002 | 27.9 | -2.9 |
| 2001 | 28.4 | -2.7 |
| 2000 | 29 | -2.4 |
| 1999 | 10.4 | -2.2 |
| 1998 | 10.7 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | 11.1 | -2.1 |
| 1996 | 11.6 | -2 |
| 1995 | 12.1 | -0.9 |
| 1994 | 12.6 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | 12.9 | -0.9 |
| 1992 | 13.8 | -1 |
| 1991 | 14.6 | -1 |
| 1990 | 15.1 | -1.1 |
| 1989 | 15.7 | -1.3 |
| 1988 | 15.3 | -1.4 |
| 1987 | 19.2 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 20 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | 18.2 | -1.3 |
| 1984 | 20 | -1.7 |
| 1983 | 21.8 | -2.1 |
| 1982 | 22.5 | -2.3 |
| 1981 | 21.9 | -2.6 |
| 1980 | 20 | -2.8 |
| 1979 | 19.8 | -2.9 |
| 1978 | 19.6 | -3 |
| 1977 | 18.9 | -2.9 |
| 1976 | 17.7 | -2.8 |
| 1975 | 16.2 | -2.9 |
| 1974 | 16.1 | -2.9 |
| 1973 | 15.6 | -2.9 |
| 1972 | 14.2 | -2.9 |
| 1971 | 11.8 | -2.9 |
| 1970 | 8.7 | -3 |
| 1969 | 7.4 | -0.6 |
| 1968 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| 1967 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1966 | 5 | -0.6 |
| 1965 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| 1964 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| 1963 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 1962 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1961 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| 1960 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| 1959 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| 1958 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 1957 | 6.9 | -0.6 |
| 1956 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| 1955 | 7.4 | -0.6 |
| 1954 | 7.7 | -0.6 |
| 1953 | 7.9 | -0.6 |
| 1952 | 8.2 | -0.6 |
| 1951 | 8.5 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | 8.8 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6-15.5–15.9 | -0.3-1.8–1 |
| 2025 | 3.5-18–18.9 | -0.4-2.3–1.5 |
| 2026 | 3.1-17.8–20 | -0.5-2.7–1.6 |
| 2027 | 2.9-17.3–22.4 | -0.6-3–1.8 |
| 2028 | 2.5-16.3–23.5 | -0.6-3.1–1.9 |
| 2029 | 1.8-14.6–23 | -0.6-3.3–2.2 |
| 2030 | 0.6-13.1–23.1 | -0.7-3.5–2.3 |
| 2031 | 0.6-12.8–23 | -0.7-3.7–2.2 |
| 2032 | 0.6-13.4–22.2 | -0.8-3.7–2.2 |
| 2033 | 0.6-13.5–22.3 | -0.8-3.8–2.4 |
| 2034 | 0.6-13.8–21.6 | -0.8-3.9–2.6 |
| 2035 | 0.6-13.7–21.3 | -0.8-3.8–2.6 |
| 2036 | 0.6-13.6–20.8 | -0.8-3.8–2.7 |
| 2037 | 0.6-14–21.2 | -0.8-4.1–2.6 |
| 2038 | 0.6-14.7–21.9 | -0.8-4.1–2.6 |
| 2039 | 0.6-17.2–19 | -0.8-4–2.5 |
| 2040 | 0.6-14.1–20.4 | -0.9-4.2–2.5 |
| 2041 | 0.6-14–19.7 | -0.8-4.2–2.6 |
| 2042 | 0.6-15.3–18.9 | -0.8-4.2–2.6 |
| 2043 | 0.6-14.9–19.2 | -0.8-4.3–2.8 |
| 2044 | 0.6-15.7–18.4 | -0.8-4.3–2.8 |
| 2045 | 0.6-14.8–17.9 | -0.8-4.4–2.7 |
| 2046 | 0.6-14.9–18.1 | -0.8-4.2–3 |
| 2047 | 0.6-16.4–17.9 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2048 | 0.6-15.5–17.6 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2049 | 0.6-16.7–17.6 | -0.8-4.2–2.9 |
| 2050 | 0.6-16.1–17.8 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2051 | 0.6-14.8–17.2 | -0.8-4.5–3 |
| 2052 | 0.6-14.6–17.1 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2053 | 0.6-13.9–17.2 | -0.9-4.6–3 |
| 2054 | 0.6-14.4–17.6 | -0.8-4.2–3 |
| 2055 | 0.6-15.3–16.8 | -0.8-4.3–2.8 |
| 2056 | 0.6-14.8–17.2 | -0.8-4.3–2.9 |
| 2057 | 0.6-14.4–16.5 | -0.8-4.4–2.9 |
| 2058 | 0.6-14.1–16.1 | -0.7-4.3–3 |
| 2059 | 0.6-15.3–16.8 | -0.7-4.2–3.2 |
| 2060 | 0.6-14.4–16.7 | -0.7-4.5–2.9 |
| 2061 | 0.6-14–15.9 | -0.8-4.5–3.3 |
| 2062 | 0.6-14.5–15.7 | -0.7-4.6–3.1 |
| 2063 | 0.6-15.8–15.7 | -0.8-4.3–3.1 |
| 2064 | 0.5-15.3–15.9 | -0.8-4.8–3 |
| 2065 | 0.5-14.7–15.7 | -0.8-4.6–3.1 |
| 2066 | 0.5-15–15 | -0.8-4.7–3.2 |
| 2067 | 0.5-14.3–15.3 | -0.8-4.6–3.2 |
| 2068 | 0.5-14.5–14.8 | -0.8-4.6–3.3 |
| 2069 | 0.5-16–15 | -0.8-4.7–3.3 |
| 2070 | 0.5-14.5–15.5 | -0.8-4.5–3.1 |
| 2071 | 0.5-15.7–14.2 | -0.7-4.6–3.2 |
| 2072 | 0.5-15.7–14.4 | -0.8-4.7–3.2 |
| 2073 | 0.5-15.3–14.9 | -0.8-4.7–3.2 |
| 2074 | 0.5-16–15.2 | -0.8-4.9–3.3 |
| 2075 | 0.5-16–14 | -0.8-4.8–3.1 |
| 2076 | 0.5-14.3–14.7 | -0.8-4.8–3.3 |
| 2077 | 0.5-15–14.8 | -0.8-5–3.4 |
| 2078 | 0.5-15.3–14.1 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2079 | 0.5-14.9–14 | -0.7-4.7–3.2 |
| 2080 | 0.5-15.3–14.1 | -0.8-5.1–3.2 |
| 2081 | 0.5-16.2–13.2 | -0.7-5.2–3.4 |
| 2082 | 0.5-15.3–14.1 | -0.8-5.1–3.1 |
| 2083 | 0.5-15.2–14 | -0.7-5–3.4 |
| 2084 | 0.5-15.6–14 | -0.7-4.8–3.2 |
| 2085 | 0.4-16.2–13.6 | -0.7-4.7–3.5 |
| 2086 | 0.4-15.4–14 | -0.7-5–3.3 |
| 2087 | 0.4-16.2–13.3 | -0.7-5.1–3.5 |
| 2088 | 0.4-15.4–13.4 | -0.7-4.8–3.4 |
| 2089 | 0.4-14.8–13 | -0.7-5–3.3 |
| 2090 | 0.4-15.2–13.5 | -0.7-5.1–3.1 |
| 2091 | 0.4-14.9–13.3 | -0.7-5–3.4 |
| 2092 | 0.4-14.8–12.9 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2093 | 0.4-14.6–13 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2094 | 0.4-14.9–13.1 | -0.7-5.1–3.3 |
| 2095 | 0.4-15.3–12.9 | -0.7-5.2–3.4 |
| 2096 | 0.4-15.4–12.2 | -0.7-5–3.3 |
| 2097 | 0.4-15.1–12.6 | -0.7-5.2–3.1 |
| 2098 | 0.4-14.6–12.6 | -0.6-5.3–3.2 |
| 2099 | 0.4-15–12.6 | -0.7-5.1–3.2 |
| 2100 | 0.4-14.7–11.9 | -0.7-5.1–3.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986