Syria vs Yemen: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Syria
3.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Yemen
3.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria rank
22nd
Yemen rank
25th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Syria
- Yemen
How they compare
Syria currently reports 3.85 % change on previous year against 3.57 % change on previous year in Yemen, a difference of 0.28 % change on previous year.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Yemen ahead.
Syria ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 25th of 234 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 7.91 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 1960s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 8.4 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4.23 % change on previous year | 10.62 % change on previous year | 6.39 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 1980s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 9.25 % change on previous year | 5.3 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 1990s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 6.73 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.78 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 0.9233 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.5 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 0.4587 % change on previous year | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Syria or Yemen?
- Syria, at 3.85 % change on previous year against 3.57 % change on previous year in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Syria and Yemen?
- 0.28 % change on previous year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Yemen rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Syria ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 25th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.