Ukraine vs Yemen: Has the population peaked?
Ukraine
37.73 million people
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million people
in 2023
Ukraine rank
40th
Yemen rank
37th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Ukraine
- Yemen
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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.
Ukraine ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Ukraine or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 39.39 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Ukraine and Yemen?
- 1.66 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ukraine and Yemen rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Ukraine ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.