Yemen

Population Statistics

26,737,317

Total Population

4,010,598

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

26 March 2009

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Yemen (1991, last amended 2001)

Updated: June 2015

Article 24 states:

The state shall guarantee equal opportunities for all citizens in the fields of political, economic, social and cultural activities and shall enact the necessary laws for the realization thereof.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Yemen (1991, last amended 2001)