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Key statistics

4.8 million

people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024

4.7 million

people were identified as internally displaced in the country at the end of 2024

$305 million

are needed in 2025 to ensure that operations and programmes in Yemen are sustained

Now in its tenth year, the crisis in Yemen remains one of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian emergencies, driven by conflict, economic collapse, climate shocks, and the breakdown of public services. In 2025, an estimated 19.5 million people – over half the population – will require humanitarian assistance, including 4.8 million internally displaced people (IDPs), making Yemen the fifth-largest internal displacement crisis globally.

Localized escalations, particularly in Marib and southern regions, may trigger further displacement. While some IDPs are returning, access to affected communities remains restricted, and protection risks are high. Climate-induced disasters, such as floods, now account for the majority of new displacements.

Yemen also hosted, by the end of 2024, over 50,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, mainly from Somalia and Ethiopia. Despite years of instability, Yemen remains the only country on the Arabian Peninsula that has acceded to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, serving both as a country of asylum and a key transit point for mixed movements.

UNHCR leads the Protection, CCCM, and Shelter/NFI clusters and remains the only UN agency mandated to protect and assist refugees and asylum-seekers in Yemen. Key priorities include enhancing protection and access to basic rights, improving living conditions through services and support for self-reliance, and enabling durable solutions such as resettlement and voluntary return. However, progress is hindered by bureaucratic impediments, humanitarian access constraints, and chronic underfunding.

Continued international support remains critical to sustaining life-saving assistance and protection in Yemen.

Strategy and results

This section provides key information related to the Global Appeal and Global Report.

Strategy

Latest multi-year strategy, outlining key priorities and a comprehensive overview of operational plans as part of the Global Appeal.

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Indicators and targets

Indicators and targets enable operations to establish their benchmarks and targets for comparison with results.

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Annual Results Report

Latest Annual Results Report highlighting key achievements from the year and published as part of the Global Report.

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Population and financial overview

Yemen

Use the year selector to access information from previous years.

Populations

Population types

Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is  .

NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Population by country

NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Population by origin

NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Financial

Budget and expenditure trend

Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.

Budget by pillar
Budget by objective

Note: The table presents the  budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.

Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.

Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.

Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.

Budget by Impact Area
Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

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Strategy - Country

Strategy

For more information about our work in Yemen:

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Office contact details

UNHCR Representative in Yemen

Street Address:
Street No. 38, Off Algerian Street, Building No. 2, Sana'a, Yemen

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12093, Sana'a, Yemen

Phone:
967 1 469 771

Fax:
+967 1 469 770

Email:
[email protected]

Time zone:
GMT +3

Working hours

  • Monday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Thursday: 8:00 - 14:30
  • Friday: closed
  • Saturday: closed
  • Sunday: 8:00 - 16:00

The UNHCR Chief of Mission in Kharaz

Street Address:
Kharaz Camp, C/O of UNHCR SO, Aden, Yemen

Mailing Address:
P.O.BOX 6090, Kharaz, Aden, Yemen

Phone:
+967 2 820844

Fax:
+967 2 820844

Email:
[email protected]

Time zone:
GMT +3

Working hours

  • Monday: 08:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 08:00 - 14:30
  • Thursday: closed
  • Friday: closed
  • Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00
  • Sunday: 08:00 - 16:00

The UNHCR Head of Sub-Office at Aden

Street Address:
HOSHI MANA Street, Beside German Consulate,, Shopping area-Building no. 27 and 28, Khormakser, Aden, Yemen

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6090, Aden, Yemen

Phone:
+967 2 23 14 41

Fax:
+967 2 23 44 06

Email:
[email protected]

Time zone:
GMT +3

Working hours

  • Monday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 14:30
  • Thursday: closed
  • Friday: closed
  • Saturday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Sunday: 8:00 - 16:00