Yemen

Level criticalupdated 4 min ago

Active armed conflict zone

Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 21, 2026.

Open alert types
Armed conflictEpidemic
What governments advise19 states tracked
2 nothing to report1 advise against non-essential travel16 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now — follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.

3alerts in progress17 / 19states advise against travel69events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Yemen?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 69 events there, including 8 severe. The most frequent: Armed conflict, Armed attack, Civil unrest.

Is there a government travel advisory for Yemen?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 17 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Yemen: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Conflit rapporté par la presse : Sanaa

8 days ago · 3 sources

Critical

UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Yemen

4 months ago · 17 sources

Critical

CDC health alert (level 2) — Malaria (Yemen)

4 months ago · CDC

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Yemen?

The UK government advises against all travel to Yemen, the whole country, at its strongest level. The country is in armed conflict. Over the last 12 months our sensors recorded 11 events here, 9 of them severe. Armed conflict accounts for 6, all severe, and it is what sets the shape of daily life. Add one official travel advisory and one disease outbreak, both heavy for people on the ground. Flooding shows up 3 times, once severely. Only floods and outbreaks follow anything like a season here. The fighting does not, and a quiet month is not a trend. The record is thin because little information leaves the country, not because little happens. The data does not say which areas are affected, so the advice covers the whole territory.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks there is no good window: the UK advice covers the whole country, all year. An advisory at this level usually puts travel insurance and consular help out of reach, so read your policy before anything else. If you work remotely, expect power and networks to drop without warning, and no guarantee that a flight out leaves on the date you picked. Floods and outbreaks do have a season, so parts of the year weigh on them. The conflict has none, and no month makes the country safer. If you go anyway, leave your route with someone outside the country and read the official advice again just before you move.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Yemen has experienced frequent conflict-related events, with 6 severe incidents impacting the country. Floods occurred 3 times, with one being severe, mainly during the rainy seasons. An epidemic and a travel advisory were also recorded, each with a severe impact. The country is currently in a state of armed conflict since August, with ongoing hostilities. The UK FCDO advises against all travel to Yemen, citing high risks across the entire country. No recent major events have been recorded, but the situation remains tense and unpredictable. The country’s hazards are mainly conflict, floods, and epidemics, with the busiest months being June, March, and May. The quietest months are January, February, and April, with fewer incidents.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are open right now: check what they cover before you move anywhere.
  • The country is classed as being in armed conflict, and that classification is confirmed, not pending.

To watch as a rule

  • The UK advice at its strongest: avoid all travel, everywhere in the country.
  • Flooding, the one natural hazard that recurs here, with 3 records and one of them severe.
  • Disease outbreaks, the other hazard that follows a season.
  • The fighting, which has no season and no calm stretch to plan around.

Good reflexes

  • Read the UK advice page end to end before you book anything.
  • Ask your insurer in writing whether your cover holds in a country under a do-not-travel notice.
  • Leave your route and a check-in time with someone reachable outside the country.
  • Keep cash, a charged power bank and offline maps within reach.
  • Re-read the official advice the morning you move, not the week before.

Yemen: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Do not travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaUnited Kingdom (FCDO)France (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

Yemen: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 46.8 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 29.4 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.1 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 0.46 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 69.4 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 1.9 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
  • New displacements, disasters: 5.8 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
46.8µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Road deaths
29.4per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
0.1per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
0.46per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
69.4years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
1.9per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.48) · lower is better

80,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
5.8per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

240,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
1.2per 1,000 people · 2025

49,107 people in total

14,642 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
4,795,983people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

7.7/10 — very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

438documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Yemen: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 42 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed conflict26
  • Armed attack13
  • Civil unrest2
  • Flood1

Last 12 months · 69 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed conflict366 6 severe
  • Armed attack17
  • Civil unrest7
  • Flood4
  • Earthquake2
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Epidemic11 1 severe
  • Risk1

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  • IFRC humanitarian operation — Yemen - Population Movement

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Situation reports

Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country — via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).

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