Uganda vs Yemen: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Uganda
48.54 million people
in 2050
Yemen
42.87 million people
in 2050
Uganda rank
15th
Yemen rank
17th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Uganda
- Yemen
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 48.54 million people against 42.87 million people in Yemen, a difference of 5.67 million people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Uganda ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 11 and Yemen in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,999 people | 2.25 million people | 1.45 million people | Yemen |
| 1100s | 939,996 people | 2.00 million people | 1.06 million people | Yemen |
| 1200s | 1.08 million people | 2.10 million people | 1.02 million people | Yemen |
| 1300s | 1.22 million people | 2.20 million people | 979,890 people | Yemen |
| 1400s | 1.36 million people | 2.05 million people | 689,710 people | Yemen |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 2.25 million people | 749,050 people | Yemen |
| 1600s | 1.75 million people | 2.50 million people | 746,900 people | Yemen |
| 1700s | 1.99 million people | 2.24 million people | 242,850 people | Yemen |
| 1710s | 2.01 million people | 2.24 million people | 230,620 people | Yemen |
| 1720s | 2.03 million people | 2.27 million people | 238,330 people | Yemen |
| 1730s | 2.05 million people | 2.30 million people | 245,220 people | Yemen |
| 1740s | 2.07 million people | 2.33 million people | 251,190 people | Yemen |
| 1750s | 2.10 million people | 2.35 million people | 256,090 people | Yemen |
| 1760s | 2.12 million people | 2.38 million people | 259,760 people | Yemen |
| 1770s | 2.15 million people | 2.41 million people | 262,010 people | Yemen |
| 1780s | 2.17 million people | 2.44 million people | 262,660 people | Yemen |
| 1790s | 2.20 million people | 2.46 million people | 261,410 people | Yemen |
| 1800s | 2.23 million people | 2.49 million people | 257,990 people | Yemen |
| 1810s | 2.27 million people | 2.52 million people | 252,000 people | Yemen |
| 1820s | 2.30 million people | 2.55 million people | 243,000 people | Yemen |
| 1830s | 2.35 million people | 2.57 million people | 224,230 people | Yemen |
| 1840s | 2.39 million people | 2.62 million people | 227,140 people | Yemen |
| 1850s | 2.44 million people | 2.67 million people | 225,390 people | Yemen |
| 1860s | 2.50 million people | 2.71 million people | 217,730 people | Yemen |
| 1870s | 2.56 million people | 2.76 million people | 202,480 people | Yemen |
| 1880s | 2.63 million people | 2.86 million people | 227,750 people | Yemen |
| 1890s | 2.72 million people | 2.96 million people | 238,120 people | Yemen |
| 1900s | 2.83 million people | 3.06 million people | 228,110 people | Yemen |
| 1910s | 2.96 million people | 3.15 million people | 188,580 people | Yemen |
| 1920s | 3.14 million people | 3.41 million people | 265,790 people | Yemen |
| 1930s | 3.40 million people | 3.66 million people | 258,590 people | Yemen |
| 1940s | 3.84 million people | 3.91 million people | 63,340 people | Yemen |
| 1950s | 6.30 million people | 4.86 million people | 1.44 million people | Uganda |
| 1960s | 8.30 million people | 5.88 million people | 2.42 million people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 10.88 million people | 7.37 million people | 3.51 million people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 13.74 million people | 9.50 million people | 4.24 million people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 18.19 million people | 12.57 million people | 5.61 million people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 23.72 million people | 16.11 million people | 7.61 million people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 28.27 million people | 20.77 million people | 7.50 million people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 34.63 million people | 26.00 million people | 8.63 million people | Uganda |
| 2030s | 40.24 million people | 32.43 million people | 7.81 million people | Uganda |
| 2040s | 45.45 million people | 39.04 million people | 6.42 million people | Uganda |
| 2050s | 48.54 million people | 42.87 million people | 5.67 million people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Uganda or Yemen?
- Uganda, at 48.54 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 Uganda and Yemen?
- 5.67 million people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Yemen?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Uganda and Yemen rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Uganda ranks 15th 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.