Iraq vs Yemen: Population marimekko

Iraq
45.07 million
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million
in 2023
Iraq rank
36th
Yemen rank
38th

Population marimekko over time

  • Iraq
  • Yemen
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M100015112023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 45.07 million against 39.39 million in Yemen, a difference of 5.68 million.

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 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 239 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 2.25 million 250,000 Yemen
1100s 1.75 million 2.00 million 250,000 Yemen
1200s 1.38 million 2.10 million 725,000 Yemen
1300s 1.00 million 2.20 million 1.20 million Yemen
1400s 1.00 million 2.05 million 1.05 million Yemen
1500s 1.00 million 2.25 million 1.25 million Yemen
1600s 1.25 million 2.50 million 1.25 million Yemen
1700s 1.00 million 2.25 million 1.25 million Yemen
1710s 1.00 million 2.26 million 1.26 million Yemen
1720s 1.00 million 2.29 million 1.29 million Yemen
1730s 1.00 million 2.32 million 1.31 million Yemen
1740s 1.00 million 2.34 million 1.34 million Yemen
1750s 1.00 million 2.37 million 1.37 million Yemen
1760s 1.00 million 2.40 million 1.40 million Yemen
1770s 1.00 million 2.43 million 1.43 million Yemen
1780s 1.00 million 2.47 million 1.46 million Yemen
1790s 1.00 million 2.50 million 1.50 million Yemen
1800s 1.02 million 2.59 million 1.57 million Yemen
1810s 1.07 million 2.59 million 1.53 million Yemen
1820s 1.12 million 2.61 million 1.50 million Yemen
1830s 1.17 million 2.66 million 1.50 million Yemen
1840s 1.22 million 2.71 million 1.49 million Yemen
1850s 1.28 million 2.76 million 1.48 million Yemen
1860s 1.45 million 2.80 million 1.35 million Yemen
1870s 1.67 million 2.84 million 1.17 million Yemen
1880s 1.77 million 2.89 million 1.12 million Yemen
1890s 2.08 million 2.93 million 848,320 Yemen
1900s 2.60 million 3.08 million 475,781 Yemen
1910s 3.12 million 3.36 million 239,160 Yemen
1920s 3.68 million 3.69 million 3,781 Yemen
1930s 4.00 million 4.05 million 44,708 Yemen
1940s 4.76 million 4.45 million 308,206 Iraq
1950s 6.27 million 4.99 million 1.29 million Iraq
1960s 8.12 million 6.16 million 1.96 million Iraq
1970s 11.39 million 8.07 million 3.33 million Iraq
1980s 15.47 million 11.33 million 4.14 million Iraq
1990s 20.40 million 16.44 million 3.96 million Iraq
2000s 27.45 million 22.59 million 4.85 million Iraq
2010s 36.55 million 30.79 million 5.77 million Iraq
2020s 43.58 million 37.72 million 5.86 million Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population marimekko, Iraq or Yemen?
Iraq, at 45.07 million against 39.39 million in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in population marimekko between Iraq and Yemen?
5.68 million, 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 marimekko?
Iraq ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 38th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population marimekko. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population marimekko
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed