Morocco vs Yemen: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Morocco
0.5601
in 2025
Yemen
0.5953
in 2025
Morocco rank
71st
Yemen rank
69th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Morocco
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.5953 against 0.5601 in Morocco, a difference of 0.0352.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Morocco ranks 71st 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 | Morocco | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.32 | 5.81 | 4.49 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 1.58 | 5.69 | 4.11 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.75 | 7.18 | 5.44 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 5.02 | 3.36 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 2.87 | 1.81 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.8255 | 1.45 | 0.6265 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.6568 | 1.47 | 0.8115 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.3531 | 0.8555 | 0.5025 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Morocco or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.5953 against 0.5601 in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Morocco and Yemen?
- 0.0352, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Yemen?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Yemen rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Morocco ranks 71st and Yemen ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.