Afghanistan vs Yemen: Annual number of births by world region
Afghanistan
1.47 million
in 2023
Yemen
1.39 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
18th
Yemen rank
20th
Annual number of births by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.47 million against 1.39 million in Yemen, a difference of 82,120.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 414,989 | 271,715 | 143,274 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 507,291 | 347,841 | 159,450 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 646,235 | 443,236 | 202,999 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 604,707 | 604,394 | 312.6 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 834,868 | 753,328 | 81,540 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 870,407 | 215,743 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.10 million | 203,660 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.34 million | 113,320 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of births by world region, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 1.47 million against 1.39 million in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual number of births by world region between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 82,120, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for annual number of births by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual number of births by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.