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Military service age and obligation
Yemen — 21 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004) |
| 2006 | in May 2001, Yemen's National Defense Council abolished compulsory military service and authorized a voluntary program for military service (2004) |
| 2007 | voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006) |
| 2008 | voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006) |
| 2009 | voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006) |
| 2010 | voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006) |
| 2011 | voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006) |
| 2012 | voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006) |
| 2013 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2014 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2015 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2016 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2017 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2012) |
| 2018 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2018) |
| 2019 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2018) |
| 2020 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2018) |
| 2021 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2001; 2-year service obligation (note - limited information since the start of the civil war) (2021) |
| 2022 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2001; 2-year service obligation (note - limited information since the start of the civil war in 2014) (2021) |
| 2023 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2001; 2-year service obligation (note - limited information since the start of the civil war in 2014) (2022) note: as late as 2022, all parties to the ongoing conflict were implicated in child soldier recruitment and use; during the beginning of the truce in April 2022, the Houthis signed a plan with the UN to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; Houthi leaders previously pledged to end the use of chi |
| 2024 | 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2001; 2-year service obligation (note - limited information since the start of the civil war in 2014) (2022) note: as late as 2022, all parties to the ongoing conflict were implicated in child soldier recruitment and use; during the beginning of the truce in April 2022, the Houthis signed a plan with the UN to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; Houthi leaders previously pledged to end the use of chi |
| 2025 | limited available information; 18 is the legal minimum age for military service under the Yemeni Government (2025) note: there is widespread recruitment of fighters by numerous armed groups operating in Yemen; all parties to the civil war have been implicated in child soldier recruitment and use; in 2022, the Houthis signed a plan with the UN to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; Houthi leaders previously pledged to end the use of child soldiers in 2012, as did the Government of Yeme |