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Ukraine vs Yemen: Population

Ukraine
37.73 million people
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million people
in 2023
Ukraine rank
40th
Yemen rank
37th

Population over time

  • Ukraine
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 39.39 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 1.66 million people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.

Ukraine ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 37th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ukraine averaged higher in 36 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ukraine Yemen Difference Ahead
1000s 916,000 people 2.25 million people 1.33 million people Yemen
1100s 1.37 million people 2.00 million people 626,000 people Yemen
1200s 2.06 million people 2.10 million people 39,000 people Yemen
1300s 2.06 million people 2.20 million people 139,000 people Yemen
1400s 2.06 million people 2.05 million people 11,000 people Ukraine
1500s 2.75 million people 2.25 million people 498,000 people Ukraine
1600s 3.44 million people 2.50 million people 935,000 people Ukraine
1700s 4.58 million people 2.25 million people 2.33 million people Ukraine
1710s 5.11 million people 2.26 million people 2.86 million people Ukraine
1720s 5.40 million people 2.29 million people 3.11 million people Ukraine
1730s 5.70 million people 2.32 million people 3.38 million people Ukraine
1740s 6.02 million people 2.34 million people 3.67 million people Ukraine
1750s 6.35 million people 2.37 million people 3.98 million people Ukraine
1760s 6.70 million people 2.40 million people 4.30 million people Ukraine
1770s 7.07 million people 2.43 million people 4.64 million people Ukraine
1780s 7.47 million people 2.47 million people 5.00 million people Ukraine
1790s 7.88 million people 2.50 million people 5.39 million people Ukraine
1800s 11.22 million people 2.59 million people 8.62 million people Ukraine
1810s 11.22 million people 2.59 million people 8.62 million people Ukraine
1820s 11.70 million people 2.61 million people 9.08 million people Ukraine
1830s 12.81 million people 2.66 million people 10.15 million people Ukraine
1840s 14.03 million people 2.71 million people 11.32 million people Ukraine
1850s 15.39 million people 2.76 million people 12.63 million people Ukraine
1860s 16.89 million people 2.80 million people 14.09 million people Ukraine
1870s 18.53 million people 2.84 million people 15.69 million people Ukraine
1880s 20.34 million people 2.89 million people 17.45 million people Ukraine
1890s 22.32 million people 2.93 million people 19.39 million people Ukraine
1900s 24.49 million people 3.08 million people 21.42 million people Ukraine
1910s 26.88 million people 3.36 million people 23.52 million people Ukraine
1920s 29.46 million people 3.69 million people 25.77 million people Ukraine
1930s 32.28 million people 4.05 million people 28.23 million people Ukraine
1940s 35.37 million people 4.45 million people 30.92 million people Ukraine
1950s 39.67 million people 4.99 million people 34.68 million people Ukraine
1960s 45.06 million people 6.16 million people 38.90 million people Ukraine
1970s 48.62 million people 8.07 million people 40.55 million people Ukraine
1980s 50.97 million people 11.33 million people 39.64 million people Ukraine
1990s 51.50 million people 16.44 million people 35.06 million people Ukraine
2000s 47.90 million people 22.59 million people 25.31 million people Ukraine
2010s 45.81 million people 30.79 million people 15.02 million people Ukraine
2020s 41.94 million people 37.72 million people 4.22 million people Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Ukraine or Yemen?
Yemen, at 39.39 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Ukraine and Yemen?
1.66 million people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Yemen?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Ukraine and Yemen rank globally for population?
Ukraine ranks 40th 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

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.