Grenada vs Yemen: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Grenada
36.7%
in 2025
Yemen
37.0%
in 2025
Grenada rank
198th
Yemen rank
196th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Grenada
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 37.0% against 36.7% in Grenada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Grenada ranks 198th and Yemen ranks 196th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 20 and Yemen in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1760s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1780s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 1790s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1800s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1810s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1820s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1830s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Grenada |
| 1840s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Grenada |
| 1850s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Grenada |
| 1860s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | Grenada |
| 1870s | 4.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Grenada |
| 1880s | 6.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | Grenada |
| 1890s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | Grenada |
| 1900s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 5.7% | Grenada |
| 1910s | 11.7% | 4.0% | 7.7% | Grenada |
| 1920s | 14.6% | 4.3% | 10.3% | Grenada |
| 1930s | 18.2% | 4.7% | 13.5% | Grenada |
| 1940s | 22.8% | 5.2% | 17.6% | Grenada |
| 1950s | 29.4% | 2.5% | 26.9% | Grenada |
| 1960s | 31.3% | 4.4% | 26.9% | Grenada |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 8.5% | 24.0% | Grenada |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 15.9% | 17.3% | Grenada |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 23.3% | 11.1% | Grenada |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 28.6% | 7.3% | Grenada |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 32.4% | 3.5% | Grenada |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 0.0% | Grenada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Grenada or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 37.0% against 36.7% in Grenada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Grenada and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Grenada and Yemen rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Grenada ranks 198th and Yemen ranks 196th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.