Myanmar vs Yemen: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Myanmar
35.49 million people
in 2050
Yemen
42.87 million people
in 2050
Myanmar rank
19th
Yemen rank
17th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Myanmar
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.87 million people against 35.49 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 7.38 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Myanmar ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 40 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 2.25 million people | 250,000 people | Yemen |
| 1100s | 2.50 million people | 2.00 million people | 499,960 people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 3.00 million people | 2.10 million people | 899,850 people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 2.90 million people | 2.20 million people | 699,570 people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 3.45 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.40 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 2.25 million people | 1.74 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 4.48 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 4.92 million people | 2.24 million people | 2.68 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 5.01 million people | 2.24 million people | 2.76 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 5.10 million people | 2.27 million people | 2.83 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 5.18 million people | 2.30 million people | 2.89 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 5.27 million people | 2.33 million people | 2.95 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 5.36 million people | 2.35 million people | 3.00 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 5.44 million people | 2.38 million people | 3.06 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 5.52 million people | 2.41 million people | 3.11 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 5.60 million people | 2.44 million people | 3.16 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 5.68 million people | 2.46 million people | 3.21 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 5.75 million people | 2.49 million people | 3.26 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 6.11 million people | 2.52 million people | 3.59 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 6.46 million people | 2.55 million people | 3.92 million people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 6.81 million people | 2.57 million people | 4.24 million people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 7.15 million people | 2.62 million people | 4.53 million people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 7.48 million people | 2.67 million people | 4.81 million people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 8.27 million people | 2.71 million people | 5.55 million people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 9.03 million people | 2.76 million people | 6.27 million people | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 9.79 million people | 2.86 million people | 6.92 million people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 10.51 million people | 2.96 million people | 7.55 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 11.22 million people | 3.06 million people | 8.16 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 12.25 million people | 3.15 million people | 9.10 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 13.24 million people | 3.41 million people | 9.84 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 14.19 million people | 3.66 million people | 10.53 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 15.09 million people | 3.91 million people | 11.18 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 16.18 million people | 4.86 million people | 11.32 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 18.97 million people | 5.88 million people | 13.09 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 22.70 million people | 7.37 million people | 15.34 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 27.15 million people | 9.50 million people | 17.65 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 31.07 million people | 12.57 million people | 18.50 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 33.80 million people | 16.11 million people | 17.69 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 35.78 million people | 20.77 million people | 15.01 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 37.89 million people | 26.00 million people | 11.90 million people | Myanmar |
| 2030s | 38.47 million people | 32.43 million people | 6.04 million people | Myanmar |
| 2040s | 36.98 million people | 39.04 million people | 2.05 million people | Yemen |
| 2050s | 35.49 million people | 42.87 million people | 7.38 million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Myanmar or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 42.87 million people against 35.49 million people in Myanmar as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Myanmar and Yemen?
- 7.38 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Myanmar ranks 19th 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.