Iraq vs Yemen: Population
Iraq
45.07 million people
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million people
in 2023
Iraq rank
35th
Yemen rank
37th
Population over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 45.07 million people against 39.39 million people in Yemen, a difference of 5.68 million people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Iraq ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 37th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 9 and Yemen in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 2.25 million people | 250,000 people | Yemen |
| 1100s | 1.75 million people | 2.00 million people | 250,000 people | Yemen |
| 1200s | 1.38 million people | 2.10 million people | 725,000 people | Yemen |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 2.20 million people | 1.20 million people | Yemen |
| 1400s | 1.00 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.05 million people | Yemen |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 2.25 million people | 1.25 million people | Yemen |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.25 million people | Yemen |
| 1700s | 1.00 million people | 2.25 million people | 1.25 million people | Yemen |
| 1710s | 1.00 million people | 2.26 million people | 1.26 million people | Yemen |
| 1720s | 1.00 million people | 2.29 million people | 1.29 million people | Yemen |
| 1730s | 1.00 million people | 2.32 million people | 1.31 million people | Yemen |
| 1740s | 1.00 million people | 2.34 million people | 1.34 million people | Yemen |
| 1750s | 1.00 million people | 2.37 million people | 1.37 million people | Yemen |
| 1760s | 1.00 million people | 2.40 million people | 1.40 million people | Yemen |
| 1770s | 1.00 million people | 2.43 million people | 1.43 million people | Yemen |
| 1780s | 1.00 million people | 2.47 million people | 1.46 million people | Yemen |
| 1790s | 1.00 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.50 million people | Yemen |
| 1800s | 1.02 million people | 2.59 million people | 1.57 million people | Yemen |
| 1810s | 1.07 million people | 2.59 million people | 1.53 million people | Yemen |
| 1820s | 1.12 million people | 2.61 million people | 1.50 million people | Yemen |
| 1830s | 1.17 million people | 2.66 million people | 1.50 million people | Yemen |
| 1840s | 1.22 million people | 2.71 million people | 1.49 million people | Yemen |
| 1850s | 1.28 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.48 million people | Yemen |
| 1860s | 1.45 million people | 2.80 million people | 1.35 million people | Yemen |
| 1870s | 1.67 million people | 2.84 million people | 1.17 million people | Yemen |
| 1880s | 1.77 million people | 2.89 million people | 1.12 million people | Yemen |
| 1890s | 2.08 million people | 2.93 million people | 848,320 people | Yemen |
| 1900s | 2.60 million people | 3.08 million people | 475,781 people | Yemen |
| 1910s | 3.12 million people | 3.36 million people | 239,160 people | Yemen |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 3.69 million people | 3,781 people | Yemen |
| 1930s | 4.00 million people | 4.05 million people | 44,708 people | Yemen |
| 1940s | 4.76 million people | 4.45 million people | 308,206 people | Iraq |
| 1950s | 6.27 million people | 4.99 million people | 1.29 million people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 8.12 million people | 6.16 million people | 1.96 million people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 11.39 million people | 8.07 million people | 3.33 million people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 15.47 million people | 11.33 million people | 4.14 million people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 20.40 million people | 16.44 million people | 3.96 million people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 27.45 million people | 22.59 million people | 4.85 million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 36.55 million people | 30.79 million people | 5.77 million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 43.58 million people | 37.72 million people | 5.86 million people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Iraq or Yemen?
- Iraq, at 45.07 million people against 39.39 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Iraq and Yemen?
- 5.68 million people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for population?
- Iraq ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 37th 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 Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.