Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total : 50.2% male: 70.5% female: 30% (2003 est.)
Government: Republic
Administrative divisions: 19 governorates; Abyan, 'Adan, Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Amran, Dhamar,
Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz
National Day: 22 May 1990, the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's
Democratic Republic of Yemen [South Yemen]
Legal system: based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English common law, and local tribal customary law; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Executive branch:: President Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May 1978)
Economy - overview: Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, reported strong growth in the mid-1990s with the onset of oil
production, but has been harmed by periodic declines in oil prices. Yemen has embarked on an IMF-supported structural adjustment
program designed to modernize and streamline the economy, which has led to substantial foreign debt relief and restructuring.
International donors, meeting in Paris in October 2002, agreed on a further $2.3 billion economic support package. Yemen has worked
to maintain tight control over spending and implement additional components of the IMF program. A high population growth rate and
internal political dissension complicate the government's task. GDP purchasing power parity - $15.7 billion (2002 est.) GDP -
composition by sector: agriculture: 22% industry: 38% services: 40% (2001) ‘Currency: Yemeni rial (YER)
Telecommunication ICT Indicators
Yemen |
2001 |
Main telephone lines in operation |
423162 |
Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants |
2 |
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers (Total) |
152000 |
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
1 |
Internet hosts |
113 (2002) |
Internet users (estimated) |
17000 |
Total telephone subscribers |
575162 |
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
3 |
Annual telecommunication investment (US$) |
48745496 |
% automatic main lines |
100 (2002) |
% digital main lines |
100(2002) |
% of main lines in urban areas |
.. |
% residential main lines |
67 |
Average annual exchange rate per US$ |
169 |
Business telephone connection charge (US$) |
130 |
Business telephone monthly subscription (US$) |
1 |
Cable television subscribers |
.. |
Cellular - cost of 3 minute local call (off-peak) |
30 (2002) |
Cellular - cost of 3 minute local call (off-peak) (US$) |
0 |
Cellular - cost of 3 minute local call (peak) |
30 (2002) |
Cellular - cost of 3 minute local call (peak) (US$) |
0 |
Cellular connection charge |
15000 (2002) |
Cellular connection charge (US$) |
89 |
Cellular mobile telephone subscribers (Digital) |
120000 |
Cellular monthly subscription |
500 (2002) |
Cellular monthly subscription (US$) |
6 |
Connection capacity of local exchanges |
540434 |
Consumer price index (1995=100) |
.. |
Cost of a local 3 minute call (off-peak rate) |
2 |
Cost of a local 3 minute call (off-peak rate) (US$) |
.. |
Cost of a local 3 minute call (peak rate) |
3 |
Cost of a local 3 minute call (peak rate) (US$) |
0 |
Gross domestic product (GDP) (US$) |
.. |
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (US$) |
.. |
Home satellite antennas |
.. |
Households |
2655000 |
International incoming telephone traffic (calls) |
.. |
International incoming telephone traffic (minutes) |
152367968 |
International outgoing telephone traffic (calls) |
.. |
International outgoing telephone traffic (minutes) |
43119120 |
International outgoing telephone traffic (pulses) |
.. |
International telephone circuits |
1573 |
ISDN Channels |
500 |
ISDN subscribers |
250 |
Leased circuits |
.. |
Main telephone lines in largest city |
145839 |
Mobile communication revenue (US$) |
.. |
National currency per US$ (end of year) |
.. |
Number of local telephone (calls) |
.. |
Number of local telephone (minutes) |
.. |
Number of local telephone (pulses) |
.. |
Number of national long distance telephone (calls) |
.. |
Number of national long distance telephone (minutes) |
.. |
Number of national long distance telephone (pulses) |
.. |
Personal computers |
37000 |
Population |
19392000 (2002) |
Population of largest city |
1620000 |
Population - Urban population (%) |
26 |
Public pay phones |
.. |
Residential monthly telephone subscription (US$) |
1 |
Residential telephone connection charge |
22000 |
Residential telephone connection charge (US$) |
130 |
Staff (Total full-time telecommunications staff) |
5468 |
Telecommunication equipment (Export) (US$) |
.. |
Telecommunication equipment (Import) (US$) |
.. |
Telephone faults per 100 main lines |
.. |
Telephone service revenue (US$) |
96459400 |
Telephone sets |
.. |
Television equipped households |
.. |
Television receivers |
5310000 |
Telex subscribers |
.. |
Total national telephone traffic (calls) |
.. |
Total national telephone traffic (minutes) |
.. |
Total national telephone traffic (pulses) |
.. |
Total telecommunication service revenue (US$) |
114245400 |
Waiting list for main lines |
621602 |
ITU Implemented Activities in the past five years
- Regional workshop on "Distance Learning/Technology Based Training (TBT)" for the Arab States Region, Sana’a-Yemen, 12-17/9/1998.
- Assistance to Yemen via expert’s mission in Licensing for Pay-Phone Operators, 12/6-4/7/1998.
- A regional workshop on “Distance Learning / Technology Based Training (TBT)” for the Arab States took place in Sana’a - Yemen from
12-17/9/1998.
- Consultant mission to Yemen on Spectrum Management & Win-BASMS, 24/11/1999.
- Consultant mission to Yemen on Tele-Traffic, 22/11-22/12/1999.
- ARO mission to Sana’a (YPTC) to assist in applying ITU methodologies in training programs of GTI, 4-10/10/1999.
- Training of 4 fellows from PTC Yemen in Telecom Egypt (26/2 - 9/3/2000)
- Two consultants missions from Jordan and Egypt to Yemen in Training development, 14-27/4/2000
- Consultant mission from Jordan to Yemen in Teletraffic, 19-30/8/2000
- Two consultant missions from Jordan to Yemen in FETEX 1502-21/9/2000 and 30/9-19/10/2000
- Consultant mission from Egypt to Yemen in Intranet, 21-30/9/2000
- ARO mission to Yemen in order to define ITU assistance in the framework of 2001 programme to make a difference, 29 - 31/1/2001.
- ARO second mission to Yemen in order to define ITU assistance and provide advice to the Ministry of Communications in the
framework of 2001 programme to make a difference, 11 - 12/8/2001.
- Expert mission in Spectrum Frequency Management was implemented, 8 - 28/9/2001.
- The 1st part of the Expert mission in Restructuring and Strategic Planning was implemented, 16 – 23/9/2001. The second part was
scheduled from 19 to 26/10/2001.
- Expert mission in Marketing for two weeks, starting from 23 October 2001.
- Expert’s mission in Frequency Management Phase II was implemented from 30 Dec. 01 to 18 Jan. 02.
- Expert’s mission in Planning of Rural Telecom Networks was carried out from 24 Jan. to 13 Feb. 2002 with on day debriefing in Cairo,
14 Feb. 02.
- A mission was carried out by ITU consultant in Financial Aspects and Tariffs-Phase I, 13-19 March 2002.
- A mission was carried out by ITU consultant to present paper(s) on: “Frequency Management and BR activities on the subject &
Basis for Planning of Efficient Use of Frequency in the GSM Systems” during a seminar on “Organization of Frequency Utilization”,
the Ministry was organizing in Sana’a, 15-17 Apr. 02.
- Expert’s mission from 14 to 23 Dec. 2002 to prepare a detailed pilot project document on Deployment of Wireless IP Based Systems
in Rural Areas of Yemen.
- Several fellowships are awarded each year to enable Yemen participation in main ITU Regional and International events. |
