Afghanistan vs Yemen: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Afghanistan
45.22 million people
in 2050
Yemen
42.87 million people
in 2050
Afghanistan rank
16th
Yemen rank
17th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 45.22 million people against 42.87 million people in Yemen, a difference of 2.35 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 40 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 million people | 2.25 million people | 10 people | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 2.37 million people | 2.00 million people | 375,010 people | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 2.50 million people | 2.10 million people | 400,030 people | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 1.75 million people | 2.20 million people | 449,890 people | Yemen |
| 1400s | 1.87 million people | 2.05 million people | 174,710 people | Yemen |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 2.25 million people | 249,020 people | Yemen |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | 3,070 people | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 2.50 million people | 2.24 million people | 257,790 people | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.55 million people | 2.24 million people | 308,910 people | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.61 million people | 2.27 million people | 338,730 people | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.67 million people | 2.30 million people | 369,480 people | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 2.73 million people | 2.33 million people | 401,160 people | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 2.79 million people | 2.35 million people | 433,790 people | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 2.85 million people | 2.38 million people | 467,380 people | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 2.41 million people | 501,930 people | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 2.44 million people | 537,430 people | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 3.04 million people | 2.46 million people | 573,900 people | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 3.10 million people | 2.49 million people | 611,310 people | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 3.17 million people | 2.52 million people | 649,670 people | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 3.24 million people | 2.55 million people | 688,930 people | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 3.34 million people | 2.57 million people | 769,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 3.52 million people | 2.62 million people | 900,260 people | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 3.70 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.04 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 3.90 million people | 2.71 million people | 1.19 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.11 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.34 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.39 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.53 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 4.74 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.78 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 5.11 million people | 3.06 million people | 2.05 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 3.15 million people | 2.36 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 5.97 million people | 3.41 million people | 2.56 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 6.42 million people | 3.66 million people | 2.76 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 6.85 million people | 3.91 million people | 2.95 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 7.73 million people | 4.86 million people | 2.87 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.02 million people | 5.88 million people | 3.14 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 10.88 million people | 7.37 million people | 3.51 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9.67 million people | 9.50 million people | 173,032 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 13.23 million people | 12.57 million people | 658,509 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 19.05 million people | 16.11 million people | 2.93 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 20.77 million people | 4.37 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 32.18 million people | 26.00 million people | 6.18 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2030s | 39.24 million people | 32.43 million people | 6.81 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2040s | 43.97 million people | 39.04 million people | 4.94 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2050s | 45.22 million people | 42.87 million people | 2.35 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 45.22 million people against 42.87 million people in Yemen as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 2.35 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 17th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.