Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of births
Afghanistan
1.47 million births
in 2023
Yemen
1.39 million births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
18th
Yemen rank
20th
Number of births over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.47 million births against 1.39 million births in Yemen, a difference of 82,120 births.
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 births | 271,715 births | 143,274 births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 507,291 births | 347,841 births | 159,450 births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 646,235 births | 443,236 births | 202,999 births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 604,707 births | 604,394 births | 312.6 births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 834,868 births | 753,328 births | 81,540 births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.09 million births | 870,407 births | 215,743 births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.30 million births | 1.10 million births | 203,660 births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.45 million births | 1.34 million births | 113,320 births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 1.47 million births against 1.39 million births in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 82,120 births, 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 number of births?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.