Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3703 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen stood at 0.3703 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.3703 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.034 people per person, in 1960.
That places Yemen 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.034 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0359 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.038 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0402 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0424 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0449 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0475 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0503 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0534 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0567 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0602 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0642 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.069 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0743 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0803 people per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0867 people per person | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0935 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1007 people per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1082 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1159 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1237 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1316 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1395 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1474 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1551 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1627 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1701 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1777 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1856 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1937 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2018 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2098 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2176 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2249 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2317 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.238 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.244 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2498 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2554 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2609 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2661 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.271 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2758 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2845 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2885 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2924 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2961 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2996 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.303 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3062 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3092 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.312 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3144 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3186 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3239 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3295 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3356 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3421 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3491 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.357 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3607 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3632 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3657 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3681 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3703 people per person | +0.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.3703 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.3703 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0443 people per person | 0.034 people per person | 0.0567 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0853 people per person | 0.0602 people per person | 0.1159 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1587 people per person | 0.1237 people per person | 0.1937 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2334 people per person | 0.2018 people per person | 0.2609 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2857 people per person | 0.2661 people per person | 0.303 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3241 people per person | 0.3062 people per person | 0.3491 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3642 people per person | 0.357 people per person | 0.3703 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More population data for Yemen
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 208.41 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.88 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Yemen was 0.3703 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3703 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 people per person in 1960.
- How does Yemen rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.