Eritrea vs Yemen: World population growth

Eritrea
0.3%
in 2100
Yemen
0.3%
in 2100
Eritrea rank
44th
Yemen rank
45th

World population growth over time

  • Eritrea
  • Yemen
-15-10-50510170019002100

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 44th and Yemen ranks 45th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Yemen Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1% -0.1% 0.2% Eritrea
1800s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Eritrea
1900s -0.0% 0.7% 0.7% Yemen
1910s 0.1% 0.9% 0.8% Yemen
1920s 0.9% 0.9% 0.1% Yemen
1930s 0.9% 0.9% 0.1% Yemen
1940s 1.3% 0.9% 0.3% Eritrea
1950s 1.7% 1.8% 0.0% Yemen
1960s 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% Eritrea
1970s 2.6% 3.0% 0.4% Yemen
1980s 2.4% 3.7% 1.3% Yemen
1990s 1.1% 3.5% 2.4% Yemen
2000s 2.7% 3.1% 0.4% Yemen
2010s 1.1% 3.0% 1.9% Yemen
2020s 1.9% 2.8% 0.8% Yemen
2030s 2.0% 2.2% 0.2% Yemen
2040s 1.6% 1.8% 0.2% Yemen
2050s 1.3% 1.5% 0.2% Yemen
2060s 1.1% 1.1% 0.1% Yemen
2070s 0.8% 0.8% 0.1% Yemen
2080s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Yemen
2090s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Yemen
2100s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Eritrea or Yemen?
Eritrea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Yemen as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Eritrea and Yemen?
0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for world population growth?
Eritrea ranks 44th and Yemen ranks 45th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.