Senegal vs Yemen: Population density of the capital city
Senegal
16,574 people per km²
in 2100
Yemen
16,617 people per km²
in 2100
Senegal rank
8th
Yemen rank
7th
Population density of the capital city over time
- Senegal
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16,617 people per km² against 16,574 people per km² in Senegal, a difference of 43 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Yemen ahead.
Senegal ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 7th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 13,198 people per km² | 17,017 people per km² | 3,820 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2030s | 14,768 people per km² | 16,744 people per km² | 1,976 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2040s | 15,135 people per km² | 17,529 people per km² | 2,394 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2050s | 15,869 people per km² | 17,317 people per km² | 1,448 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2060s | 16,464 people per km² | 16,875 people per km² | 411.15 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2070s | 16,798 people per km² | 17,056 people per km² | 258.7 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2080s | 16,513 people per km² | 16,653 people per km² | 139.7 people per km² | Yemen |
| 2090s | 16,778 people per km² | 16,702 people per km² | 75.95 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2100s | 16,574 people per km² | 16,617 people per km² | 42.2 people per km² | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Senegal or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16,617 people per km² against 16,574 people per km² in Senegal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Senegal and Yemen?
- 43 people per km², with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Yemen?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Senegal and Yemen rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Senegal ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 7th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.