Yemen
At a glance
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Yemeni Rial (YER)
- Government
- Presidential system
- Legislature
- Parliament of Yemen
- Demonym
- Yemeni
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +967
- Internet TLD
- .ye
- ISO 3166
- YE
- Established
- 1990
- Highest point
- Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb (3,666 m (12,028 ft))
- National anthem
- National anthem of Yemen
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLow income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History25 leaders · click to expand
Other
Salem Saleh bin Braik✦ Current
2025–PresentPrime Minister
Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak
2024–2025Prime Minister
Rashad al-Alimi✦ Current
2022–PresentPresident
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
2018–2024Prime Minister
Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
2016–2018Prime Minister
Khaled Bahah
2014–2016President
Khaled Bahah
2014–2016Prime Minister
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi
2012–2014President
Mohammed Basindawa
2011–2014Prime Minister
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
2007–2011Prime Minister
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
2001–2007Prime Minister
Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani
1998–2001Prime Minister
Faraj Said Bin Ghanem
1997–1998Prime Minister
Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
1994–1997Prime Minister
Muhammad Said al-Attar
1994–1994Prime Minister
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
1990–1994Prime Minister
Ali Abdullah Saleh
1990–2011President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Salem Saleh bin Braik✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2025–Present |
| Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak | Prime Minister | 2024–2025 |
| Rashad al-Alimi✦ Current | President | 2022–Present |
| Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed | Prime Minister | 2018–2024 |
| Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher | Prime Minister | 2016–2018 |
| Khaled Bahah | President | 2014–2016 |
| Khaled Bahah | Prime Minister | 2014–2016 |
| Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi | President | 2012–2014 |
| Mohammed Basindawa | Prime Minister | 2011–2014 |
| Ali Muhammad Mujawar | Prime Minister | 2007–2011 |
| Abdul Qadir Bajamal | Prime Minister | 2001–2007 |
| Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani | Prime Minister | 1998–2001 |
| Faraj Said Bin Ghanem | Prime Minister | 1997–1998 |
| Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani | Prime Minister | 1994–1997 |
| Muhammad Said al-Attar | Prime Minister | 1994–1994 |
| Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas | Prime Minister | 1990–1994 |
| Ali Abdullah Saleh | President | 1990–2011 |
Yemen Arab Republic
Ali Abdullah Saleh
1978–1990President
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
1977–1978President
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
1974–1977President
Abdul Rahman al-Iryani
1967–1974President
Abdullah as-Sallal
1962–1967President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Abdullah Saleh | President | 1978–1990 |
| Ahmad al-Ghashmi | President | 1977–1978 |
| Ibrahim al-Hamdi | President | 1974–1977 |
| Abdul Rahman al-Iryani | President | 1967–1974 |
| Abdullah as-Sallal | President | 1962–1967 |
Mutawakkilite Kingdom
👑 Muhammad al-Badr
1962–1962Imam
👑 Ahmad bin Yahya
1948–1962Imam
👑 Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
1918–1948Imam
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Muhammad al-Badr | Imam | 1962–1962 |
| 👑 Ahmad bin Yahya | Imam | 1948–1962 |
| 👑 Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din | Imam | 1918–1948 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19453 interstate wars · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemenite War of 1979 | 1979 | South Yemen | 1,084+ |
| Ogaden War● | 1977–1978 | Somalia | 39,836+ |
| 1948 Arab–Israeli War● | 1948–1949 | Israel | 13,073–26,373 |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
National Teams
Yemen on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
8 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #674 | Sana'a▲ Largest | Amanat Al Asimaha | 3.2M | 3.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1702 | Aden★ Capital | Aden | 1.0M | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2307 | Ta'izz | Taiz | 912K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2377 | Seiyun | Hadramaut | 135K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2895 | Ibb | Ibb | 737K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2902 | Al Hudaydah | Al Hudaydah | 715K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2933 | Al-Mukalla | Hadramaut | 569K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #3022 | Dhamar | Dhamar | 389K | 0.1 | Local Metro |