Iraq vs Yemen: Total number of international immigrants
Iraq
370,980 immigrants
in 2024
Yemen
392,997 immigrants
in 2024
Iraq rank
95th
Yemen rank
92nd
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 392,997 immigrants against 370,980 immigrants in Iraq, a difference of 22,017 immigrants.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 95th and Yemen ranks 92nd of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,549 immigrants | 127,689 immigrants | 13,860 immigrants | Iraq |
| 2000s | 172,694 immigrants | 158,406 immigrants | 14,288 immigrants | Iraq |
| 2010s | 239,909 immigrants | 334,138 immigrants | 94,229 immigrants | Yemen |
| 2020s | 368,373 immigrants | 390,055 immigrants | 21,682 immigrants | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 392,997 immigrants against 370,980 immigrants in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Iraq and Yemen?
- 22,017 immigrants, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Iraq ranks 95th and Yemen ranks 92nd of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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