Afghanistan vs Yemen: The global population hockey stick
Afghanistan
41.45 million people
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Yemen rank
38th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 41.45 million people against 39.39 million people in Yemen, a difference of 2.06 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 34 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 million people | 2.25 million people | 0 people | — |
| 1100s | 2.38 million people | 2.00 million people | 375,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 2.50 million people | 2.10 million people | 400,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 1.75 million people | 2.20 million people | 450,000 people | Yemen |
| 1400s | 1.88 million people | 2.05 million people | 175,000 people | Yemen |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 2.25 million people | 250,000 people | Yemen |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | 0 people | — |
| 1700s | 2.50 million people | 2.25 million people | 250,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.56 million people | 2.26 million people | 303,690 people | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.62 million people | 2.29 million people | 333,330 people | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.68 million people | 2.32 million people | 363,930 people | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 2.74 million people | 2.34 million people | 395,520 people | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 2.80 million people | 2.37 million people | 428,120 people | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 2.87 million people | 2.40 million people | 461,760 people | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 2.93 million people | 2.43 million people | 496,460 people | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 3.00 million people | 2.47 million people | 532,260 people | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 3.07 million people | 2.50 million people | 569,190 people | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 3.28 million people | 2.59 million people | 687,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 3.28 million people | 2.59 million people | 687,200 people | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 3.35 million people | 2.61 million people | 733,318 people | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 3.50 million people | 2.66 million people | 837,297 people | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 3.66 million people | 2.71 million people | 948,254 people | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 3.83 million people | 2.76 million people | 1.07 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 4.00 million people | 2.80 million people | 1.20 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.18 million people | 2.84 million people | 1.34 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.37 million people | 2.89 million people | 1.49 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 4.57 million people | 2.93 million people | 1.64 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 4.96 million people | 3.08 million people | 1.89 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 7.54 million people | 3.36 million people | 4.18 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 8.65 million people | 3.69 million people | 4.96 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 6.44 million people | 4.05 million people | 2.39 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 6.88 million people | 4.45 million people | 2.43 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 8.29 million people | 4.99 million people | 3.31 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.97 million people | 6.16 million people | 3.81 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.58 million people | 8.07 million people | 4.51 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 11.58 million people | 11.33 million people | 257,627 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 16.11 million people | 16.44 million people | 333,660 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 23.78 million people | 22.59 million people | 1.18 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 33.14 million people | 30.79 million people | 2.36 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 40.28 million people | 37.72 million people | 2.55 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 41.45 million people against 39.39 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 2.06 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.