Border history · 1918–2023

Yemen borders over time

CShapes records 3 changes to the borders of Yemen (also recorded as North Yemen) between 1918 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 453,631 km², more than the 136,558 km² it covered in 1918. The largest single change came on May 22, 1990, when it gained about 287,227 km².

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Border changes
3
Area today
453,631 km²
Largest change
+287,227 km² (1990)
Status
Independent
June 12, 2000 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Yemen's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. October 30, 1918 – June 13, 1934

    136,558 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1919

  2. June 14, 1934 – May 21, 1990

    136,558 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1934

  3. May 22, 1990 – June 11, 2000

    423,785 km²+287,227 km²IndependentWorld map in 1990

  4. June 12, 2000 – present

    453,631 km²+29,846 km²IndependentWorld map in 2000

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Yemen becomes an independent state.
  2. Yemen gains about 287,228 km² of territory.
  3. Yemen gains about 29,845 km² of territory.