- Capital / administrative city
- Sana'a
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Scope
- UN member state
- Area
- 527,968 km²
- Estimated population (2025)
- 41,773,878
- Country codes
- YE / YEM
- Currencies in dataset
- Yemeni rial (YER)
- Languages in dataset
- Arabic
- Official name in dataset
- Republic of Yemen
Population estimate: World Bank.
Yemen is listed in Asia, in the Western Asia subregion. The atlas lists Sana'a in its capital or administrative-city field.
Location on the map
Explore on OpenStreetMap · Pin shows an approximate reference point.
Land neighbors in the atlas
Read the map and coordinates
The atlas places the reference point for Yemen at 15° N, 48° E. Use the point to locate the entry on a world map, then zoom in to see the capital, islands, or coastline. The border list connects this map view with 2 neighboring entries in the directory.
Physical geography
The terrain notes for Yemen identify mountains, plains, hills and desert. The archived climate description includes temperate, arid or semiarid, monsoon-influenced and humid conditions.
- Highest point
- Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 m
- Lowest point
- Arabian Sea 0 m
- Mean elevation
- 999 m
- Coastline
- 1,906 km
- Forest cover
- 1% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land
- 44.4% (2023 est.)
Coastline length is an archive estimate. The reported length can change with the measurement scale or the inclusion of small offshore features.
Physical geography source: archived CIA World Factbook profile for Yemen.
Compare with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a useful land-border comparison. The atlas lists Saudi Arabia at 2,149,690 km² and Yemen at 527,968 km². On the map, locate Sana'a and Riyadh. Trace the shared border, then compare where the capitals sit in relation to that boundary. Open the comparison tool with Yemen selected.
Yemen in context
By total area, Yemen ranks 49th among the 195 UN members and observers, at 527,968 km² (203,850 mi²). The nearest matches in size are Thailand and Spain. The World Bank estimate for 2025 is 41,773,878 people, about 79 per km². That ranks 37th of 215 atlas entries with population data and makes Yemen close to the typical settlement density.
The reference point is at 15° N, 48° E, in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Eastern Hemisphere. It shares land borders with 2 sovereign neighbors: Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is one of 17 atlas entries in Western Asia, within Asia. The dataset lists 1 language: Arabic; 1 currency: Yemeni rial (YER).
Common questions
What is the capital of Yemen?
The atlas lists Sana'a as the capital.
How many people live in Yemen?
The World Bank estimate for 2025 is 41,773,878. The series is dated and can be revised. Check that the geographic coverage matches before comparing it with another source.