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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.