Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
1,400
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
34
last 90 days
Civilians
4%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
115
Population
41.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level4
- +3UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole countryUK FCDO travel advice
- +215.5 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
- +117 deaths in organised violence in the last 30 daysUCDP GED Candidate
- +1Compound crisis: organised violence, official travel advice, food insecurity at the same timeARMSMA situation watch
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Violence deaths, 30 days
17
Travel advice level (FCDO)
4
Violence incidents, 30 days
8
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
15 500 000
Refugees who fled
83 187
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Yemen, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 99%
- Non-state conflict · 1%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 15.5 M
- 2026-08
- Share in food crisis
- 37%
- 2026-08
- Undernourishment
- —
- 2023
- Refugees who fled
- —
- Refugees hosted
- —
- Internally displaced
- —
- Sanctions designations
- 195
- 2026-09-29
- GDP per person
- $634
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET — IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence25
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | al-Hawta neighborhood, Seiyun, a city in Yemen's southeastern Hadramout province, | IS — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, al sahil |
| 2026-08-31 | Hays district. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | Barran Press |
| 2026-08-31 | Al-Bayda fronts adjacent to Lahj Governorate | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | Barran Press |
| 2026-08-31 | Al-Kuraifat front, east of the city. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | al sahil |
| 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-01 | Jabal al-Ahtoub front in the Maqbana district, west of Taiz | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | al sahil |
| 2026-08-30 – 2026-09-01 | NRF naval forces | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 4 | 0 | Anadolu Agency |
| 2026-08-30 | Al Jibanah in Shadaa. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 1 | 1 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-30 – 2026-09-01 | Marib | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | al sahil |
| 2026-08-29 | Al Urf in Maqbanah. / Al-Araf village, Al-Habiba district, Maqbana Directorate, Taiz Governorate | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 2 | CIMP, Yemen News Agency (SABA) |
| 2026-08-29 | Al Kadrah in Qadas of Al Mawasit. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 1 | 1 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-29 | Al-Bayda fronts bordering Lahj Governorate | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 3 | 0 | Barran Press |
| 2026-08-29 – 2026-09-01 | Jabal Ras front on the western coast | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 29 | 0 | al sahil |
| 2026-08-28 | Al-Bayda front bordering Lahj Governorate. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | Barran Press, al sahil |
| 2026-08-28 | Al-Firdous building at the southern entrance to the city of Damt in Al-Dhale’ Governorate . | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 5 | 0 | Barran Press, al sahil |
| 2026-08-28 – 2026-08-29 | province of Al-Bayda | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 0 | BBC Monitoring Report |
| 2026-08-27 | central reformatory square in Taiz Governorate, Al-Muzaffar District | Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council — Civilians | 1 | 1 | Barran Press |
| 2026-08-27 | Wadi Abidah | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 1 | 1 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-27 | Dimnat Khadir | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 1 | 1 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-27 | Hanish island off the coast of Al Khawkhah | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 6 | 6 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-26 | Ahamah in Al Musaymir. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 1 | 1 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-25 | Al Abr | Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council — Civilians | 1 | 1 | CIMP |
| 2026-08-25 | south of Hodeidah Governorate. | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 17 | 0 | Xinhua News Agency, Anadolu Agency, Anadolu Agency |
| 2026-08-25 | Al-Safa area of the Kalabah front northeast of Taiz city [inside the city] | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 9 | 0 | Anadolu Agency, Barran Press, al sahil |
| 2026-08-25 | Al-Kanais | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 1 | 0 | Sheba Intelligence |
| 2026-08-25 | Al-Abr and Al-Wadea | Government of Yemen (North Yemen) — Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | 2 | 1 | Sheba Intelligence |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days7
- Yemen (North Yemen): Government1,419
- Government of Yemen (North Yemen) - Civilians4
- Unidentified armed groups (Yemen (North Yemen))3
- Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council - Civilians3
- IS - Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council2
- Maqal - Saeed2
- Dhu Mohammed - Salem1
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Aden
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 | 27…34 | 0.3 mm | 35 km/h | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 29…34 | 0.8 mm | 36 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Thu, Oct 1 | 28…34 | 0.0 mm | 39 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 28…34 | 0.0 mm | 44 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 29…33 | 0.6 mm | 47 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 29…33 | 0.0 mm | 46 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 29…33 | 0.6 mm | 41 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat / KG | 800 YER | 3.37 | 0% |
| Wheat flour / KG | 900 YER | 3.80 | -4% |
| Potatoes / KG | 1,066.67 YER | 4.50 | -25% |
| Rice (imported) / KG | 2,400 YER | 10.12 | -2% |
| Salt / KG | 400 YER | 1.69 | 0% |
| Sugar / KG | 1,333.33 YER | 5.62 | -8% |
| Beans (kidney red) / KG | 2,900 YER | 12.23 | -8% |
| Onions / KG | 1,666.67 YER | 7.03 | +104% |
| Tomatoes / KG | 1,133.33 YER | 4.78 | +6% |
| Fuel (diesel) / L | 1,850 YER | 7.80 | +31% |
| Fuel (petrol-gasoline) / L | 1,395 YER | 5.88 | +16% |
| Exchange rate (unofficial) / USD/LCU | 1,555 YER | 6.56 | +12% |
| Wage (non-qualified labour) / Day | 16,000 YER | 67.47 | +8% |
| Wage (qualified labour) / Day | 27,000 YER | 113.85 | +8% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-08); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20001
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)