Faroe Islands vs Yemen: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Faroe Islands
0.6%
in 2025
Yemen
0.6%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
68th
Yemen rank
69th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Faroe Islands
- Yemen
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 68th and Yemen ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 5.8% | 4.0% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 5.7% | 2.8% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 7.2% | 5.9% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 5.0% | 4.4% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Faroe Islands or Yemen?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Faroe Islands and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Yemen?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Yemen rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Faroe Islands ranks 68th and Yemen ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.