Philippines vs Yemen: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Philippines
0.6%
in 2025
Yemen
0.6%
in 2025
Philippines rank
70th
Yemen rank
69th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Philippines
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Philippines ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 5.8% | 4.0% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 5.7% | 5.1% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 7.2% | 6.6% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 5.0% | 4.4% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Philippines or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Philippines and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Yemen?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Yemen rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Philippines ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.