Afghanistan vs Yemen: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Afghanistan
41.45 million
in 2023
Yemen
39.39 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Yemen rank
38th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 41.45 million against 39.39 million in Yemen, a difference of 2.06 million.

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 2.25 million 0 —
1100s 2.38 million 2.00 million 375,000 Afghanistan
1200s 2.50 million 2.10 million 400,000 Afghanistan
1300s 1.75 million 2.20 million 450,000 Yemen
1400s 1.88 million 2.05 million 175,000 Yemen
1500s 2.00 million 2.25 million 250,000 Yemen
1600s 2.50 million 2.50 million 0 —
1700s 2.50 million 2.25 million 250,000 Afghanistan
1710s 2.56 million 2.26 million 303,690 Afghanistan
1720s 2.62 million 2.29 million 333,330 Afghanistan
1730s 2.68 million 2.32 million 363,930 Afghanistan
1740s 2.74 million 2.34 million 395,520 Afghanistan
1750s 2.80 million 2.37 million 428,120 Afghanistan
1760s 2.87 million 2.40 million 461,760 Afghanistan
1770s 2.93 million 2.43 million 496,460 Afghanistan
1780s 3.00 million 2.47 million 532,260 Afghanistan
1790s 3.07 million 2.50 million 569,190 Afghanistan
1800s 3.28 million 2.59 million 687,000 Afghanistan
1810s 3.28 million 2.59 million 687,200 Afghanistan
1820s 3.35 million 2.61 million 733,318 Afghanistan
1830s 3.50 million 2.66 million 837,297 Afghanistan
1840s 3.66 million 2.71 million 948,254 Afghanistan
1850s 3.83 million 2.76 million 1.07 million Afghanistan
1860s 4.00 million 2.80 million 1.20 million Afghanistan
1870s 4.18 million 2.84 million 1.34 million Afghanistan
1880s 4.37 million 2.89 million 1.49 million Afghanistan
1890s 4.57 million 2.93 million 1.64 million Afghanistan
1900s 4.96 million 3.08 million 1.89 million Afghanistan
1910s 7.54 million 3.36 million 4.18 million Afghanistan
1920s 8.65 million 3.69 million 4.96 million Afghanistan
1930s 6.44 million 4.05 million 2.39 million Afghanistan
1940s 6.88 million 4.45 million 2.43 million Afghanistan
1950s 8.29 million 4.99 million 3.31 million Afghanistan
1960s 9.97 million 6.16 million 3.81 million Afghanistan
1970s 12.58 million 8.07 million 4.51 million Afghanistan
1980s 11.58 million 11.33 million 257,627 Afghanistan
1990s 16.11 million 16.44 million 333,660 Yemen
2000s 23.78 million 22.59 million 1.18 million Afghanistan
2010s 33.14 million 30.79 million 2.36 million Afghanistan
2020s 40.28 million 37.72 million 2.55 million Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 41.45 million against 39.39 million in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Afghanistan and Yemen?
2.06 million, 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 world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 38th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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