Côte d'Ivoire vs Yemen: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Côte d'Ivoire
2.0%
in 2020
Yemen
2.1%
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
16th
Yemen rank
13th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 144 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 16.3% | 13.0% | Yemen |
| 1990s | -0.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | -0.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Côte d'Ivoire or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.