India vs Yemen: Long term urban population region

India
38.66
in 2025
Yemen
41.77
in 2025
India rank
167th
Yemen rank
164th

Long term urban population region over time

  • India
  • Yemen
010203040100015122025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 41.77 against 38.66 in India, a difference of 3.11.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.

India ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 37 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Yemen Difference Ahead
1000s 10.74 0.0003 10.74 India
1100s 11.21 0.0008 11.21 India
1200s 11.67 0.0023 11.67 India
1300s 12.14 0.007 12.13 India
1400s 12.6 0.0211 12.58 India
1500s 13.07 0.0632 13.01 India
1600s 15 0.1895 14.81 India
1700s 14 0.5686 13.43 India
1710s 13.9 0.6407 13.26 India
1720s 13.8 0.7017 13.1 India
1730s 13.7 0.7685 12.93 India
1740s 13.6 0.8417 12.76 India
1750s 13.5 0.9218 12.58 India
1760s 13.4 1.01 12.39 India
1770s 13.3 1.11 12.19 India
1780s 13.2 1.21 11.99 India
1790s 13.1 1.33 11.77 India
1800s 13 1.45 11.55 India
1810s 13 1.59 11.41 India
1820s 12 1.74 10.26 India
1830s 12 1.91 10.09 India
1840s 11 2.09 8.91 India
1850s 11 2.29 8.71 India
1860s 10 2.51 7.49 India
1870s 8.7 2.75 5.95 India
1880s 9 3.01 5.99 India
1890s 10 3.29 6.71 India
1900s 10.9 3.61 7.29 India
1910s 10.3 3.95 6.35 India
1920s 11.2 4.33 6.87 India
1930s 12 4.74 7.26 India
1940s 13.9 5.19 8.71 India
1950s 17.41 7.12 10.29 India
1960s 18.67 11.14 7.54 India
1970s 21.02 15.38 5.65 India
1980s 23.92 18.96 4.96 India
1990s 26.18 24.04 2.14 India
2000s 28.56 29.13 0.575 Yemen
2010s 32.59 34.85 2.26 Yemen
2020s 37.2 40.17 2.97 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, India or Yemen?
Yemen, at 41.77 against 38.66 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between India and Yemen?
3.11, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Yemen?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do India and Yemen rank globally for long term urban population region?
India ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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