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
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072024

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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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

People living in a given country who were born in another country.