Niger vs Yemen: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Niger
34.75 million people
in 2050
Yemen
42.87 million people
in 2050
Niger rank
20th
Yemen rank
17th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Niger
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.87 million people against 34.75 million people in Niger, a difference of 8.12 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 547,999 people | 2.25 million people | 1.70 million people | Yemen |
| 1100s | 589,096 people | 2.00 million people | 1.41 million people | Yemen |
| 1200s | 630,188 people | 2.10 million people | 1.47 million people | Yemen |
| 1300s | 699,960 people | 2.20 million people | 1.50 million people | Yemen |
| 1400s | 749,870 people | 2.05 million people | 1.30 million people | Yemen |
| 1500s | 821,573 people | 2.25 million people | 1.43 million people | Yemen |
| 1600s | 957,507 people | 2.50 million people | 1.54 million people | Yemen |
| 1700s | 1.09 million people | 2.24 million people | 1.15 million people | Yemen |
| 1710s | 1.15 million people | 2.24 million people | 1.09 million people | Yemen |
| 1720s | 1.16 million people | 2.27 million people | 1.11 million people | Yemen |
| 1730s | 1.17 million people | 2.30 million people | 1.12 million people | Yemen |
| 1740s | 1.18 million people | 2.33 million people | 1.14 million people | Yemen |
| 1750s | 1.19 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.16 million people | Yemen |
| 1760s | 1.20 million people | 2.38 million people | 1.18 million people | Yemen |
| 1770s | 1.22 million people | 2.41 million people | 1.19 million people | Yemen |
| 1780s | 1.23 million people | 2.44 million people | 1.21 million people | Yemen |
| 1790s | 1.24 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.22 million people | Yemen |
| 1800s | 1.26 million people | 2.49 million people | 1.23 million people | Yemen |
| 1810s | 1.27 million people | 2.52 million people | 1.25 million people | Yemen |
| 1820s | 1.29 million people | 2.55 million people | 1.26 million people | Yemen |
| 1830s | 1.31 million people | 2.57 million people | 1.26 million people | Yemen |
| 1840s | 1.33 million people | 2.62 million people | 1.29 million people | Yemen |
| 1850s | 1.35 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.31 million people | Yemen |
| 1860s | 1.38 million people | 2.71 million people | 1.34 million people | Yemen |
| 1870s | 1.40 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.36 million people | Yemen |
| 1880s | 1.44 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.42 million people | Yemen |
| 1890s | 1.48 million people | 2.96 million people | 1.48 million people | Yemen |
| 1900s | 1.52 million people | 3.06 million people | 1.53 million people | Yemen |
| 1910s | 1.58 million people | 3.15 million people | 1.57 million people | Yemen |
| 1920s | 1.66 million people | 3.41 million people | 1.75 million people | Yemen |
| 1930s | 1.77 million people | 3.66 million people | 1.89 million people | Yemen |
| 1940s | 1.96 million people | 3.91 million people | 1.95 million people | Yemen |
| 1950s | 2.84 million people | 4.86 million people | 2.02 million people | Yemen |
| 1960s | 3.73 million people | 5.88 million people | 2.15 million people | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4.66 million people | 7.37 million people | 2.71 million people | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.01 million people | 9.50 million people | 3.49 million people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 8.10 million people | 12.57 million people | 4.47 million people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 11.39 million people | 16.11 million people | 4.73 million people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 16.43 million people | 20.77 million people | 4.35 million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 22.47 million people | 26.00 million people | 3.53 million people | Yemen |
| 2030s | 28.45 million people | 32.43 million people | 3.98 million people | Yemen |
| 2040s | 33.03 million people | 39.04 million people | 6.01 million people | Yemen |
| 2050s | 34.75 million people | 42.87 million people | 8.12 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, Niger or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 42.87 million people against 34.75 million people in Niger as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Niger and Yemen?
- 8.12 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Niger ranks 20th 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.