Population density in Yemen

Yemen: Population density was 208.41 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
208.41 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 235 countries
All-time high
208.41 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
3.79 people per km²
in 1100
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Yemen, 1000–2100

050100150200100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Yemen is 208.41 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Yemen peaked at 208.41 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 3.79 people per km², in 1100.

Yemen ranks 74th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Yemen, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 4.26 people per km²
1100 3.79 people per km² -11.1%
1200 3.98 people per km² +5.0%
1300 4.17 people per km² +4.8%
1400 3.88 people per km² -6.8%
1500 4.26 people per km² +9.8%
1600 4.74 people per km² +11.1%
1700 4.26 people per km² -10.0%
1710 4.28 people per km² +0.4%
1720 4.33 people per km² +1.3%
1730 4.39 people per km² +1.3%
1740 4.44 people per km² +1.3%
1750 4.5 people per km² +1.3%
1760 4.55 people per km² +1.3%
1770 4.61 people per km² +1.3%
1780 4.67 people per km² +1.3%
1790 4.73 people per km² +1.3%
1800 4.91 people per km² +3.8%
1801 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1802 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1803 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1804 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1805 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1806 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1807 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1808 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1809 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1810 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1811 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1812 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1813 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1814 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1815 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1816 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1817 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1818 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1819 4.91 people per km² +0.0%
1820 4.92 people per km² +0.1%
1821 4.92 people per km² +0.1%
1822 4.93 people per km² +0.1%
1823 4.94 people per km² +0.2%
1824 4.95 people per km² +0.2%
1825 4.96 people per km² +0.2%
1826 4.97 people per km² +0.2%
1827 4.97 people per km² +0.2%
1828 4.98 people per km² +0.2%
1829 4.99 people per km² +0.2%
1830 5 people per km² +0.2%
1831 5.01 people per km² +0.2%
1832 5.02 people per km² +0.2%
1833 5.03 people per km² +0.2%
1834 5.04 people per km² +0.2%
1835 5.05 people per km² +0.2%
1836 5.06 people per km² +0.2%
1837 5.07 people per km² +0.2%
1838 5.07 people per km² +0.2%
1839 5.08 people per km² +0.2%
1840 5.09 people per km² +0.2%
1841 5.1 people per km² +0.2%
1842 5.11 people per km² +0.2%
1843 5.12 people per km² +0.2%
1844 5.13 people per km² +0.2%
1845 5.14 people per km² +0.2%
1846 5.15 people per km² +0.2%
1847 5.16 people per km² +0.2%
1848 5.17 people per km² +0.2%
1849 5.18 people per km² +0.2%
1850 5.19 people per km² +0.2%
1851 5.19 people per km² +0.2%
1852 5.2 people per km² +0.2%
1853 5.21 people per km² +0.2%
1854 5.22 people per km² +0.2%
1855 5.23 people per km² +0.2%
1856 5.23 people per km² +0.2%
1857 5.24 people per km² +0.2%
1858 5.25 people per km² +0.2%
1859 5.26 people per km² +0.2%
1860 5.27 people per km² +0.2%
1861 5.27 people per km² +0.2%
1862 5.28 people per km² +0.2%
1863 5.29 people per km² +0.2%
1864 5.3 people per km² +0.2%
1865 5.31 people per km² +0.2%
1866 5.31 people per km² +0.2%
1867 5.32 people per km² +0.2%
1868 5.33 people per km² +0.2%
1869 5.34 people per km² +0.2%
1870 5.35 people per km² +0.2%
1871 5.35 people per km² +0.2%
1872 5.36 people per km² +0.2%
1873 5.37 people per km² +0.2%
1874 5.38 people per km² +0.2%
1875 5.39 people per km² +0.2%
1876 5.4 people per km² +0.2%
1877 5.4 people per km² +0.2%
1878 5.41 people per km² +0.2%
1879 5.42 people per km² +0.2%
1880 5.43 people per km² +0.2%
1881 5.44 people per km² +0.2%
1882 5.44 people per km² +0.2%
1883 5.45 people per km² +0.2%
1884 5.46 people per km² +0.2%
1885 5.47 people per km² +0.2%
1886 5.48 people per km² +0.2%
1887 5.49 people per km² +0.2%
1888 5.49 people per km² +0.2%
1889 5.5 people per km² +0.2%
1890 5.51 people per km² +0.2%
1891 5.52 people per km² +0.2%
1892 5.53 people per km² +0.2%
1893 5.54 people per km² +0.2%
1894 5.55 people per km² +0.2%
1895 5.55 people per km² +0.2%
1896 5.56 people per km² +0.2%
1897 5.57 people per km² +0.2%
1898 5.58 people per km² +0.2%
1899 5.6 people per km² +0.3%
1900 5.62 people per km² +0.4%
1901 5.65 people per km² +0.6%
1902 5.7 people per km² +0.7%
1903 5.75 people per km² +0.9%
1904 5.8 people per km² +0.9%
1905 5.85 people per km² +0.9%
1906 5.9 people per km² +0.9%
1907 5.95 people per km² +0.9%
1908 6 people per km² +0.9%
1909 6.05 people per km² +0.9%
1910 6.11 people per km² +0.9%
1911 6.16 people per km² +0.9%
1912 6.22 people per km² +0.9%
1913 6.28 people per km² +0.9%
1914 6.33 people per km² +0.9%
1915 6.39 people per km² +0.9%
1916 6.45 people per km² +0.9%
1917 6.51 people per km² +0.9%
1918 6.57 people per km² +0.9%
1919 6.63 people per km² +0.9%
1920 6.69 people per km² +0.9%
1921 6.76 people per km² +0.9%
1922 6.82 people per km² +0.9%
1923 6.88 people per km² +0.9%
1924 6.95 people per km² +0.9%
1925 7.01 people per km² +0.9%
1926 7.08 people per km² +0.9%
1927 7.15 people per km² +0.9%
1928 7.21 people per km² +0.9%
1929 7.28 people per km² +0.9%
1930 7.35 people per km² +0.9%
1931 7.42 people per km² +0.9%
1932 7.49 people per km² +0.9%
1933 7.56 people per km² +0.9%
1934 7.63 people per km² +0.9%
1935 7.7 people per km² +0.9%
1936 7.78 people per km² +0.9%
1937 7.85 people per km² +0.9%
1938 7.92 people per km² +0.9%
1939 8 people per km² +0.9%
1940 8.07 people per km² +0.9%
1941 8.15 people per km² +0.9%
1942 8.22 people per km² +0.9%
1943 8.3 people per km² +0.9%
1944 8.38 people per km² +0.9%
1945 8.46 people per km² +0.9%
1946 8.54 people per km² +0.9%
1947 8.62 people per km² +0.9%
1948 8.7 people per km² +0.9%
1949 8.8 people per km² +1.2%
1950 8.74 people per km² -0.7%
1951 8.87 people per km² +1.5%
1952 9.01 people per km² +1.6%
1953 9.16 people per km² +1.7%
1954 9.32 people per km² +1.7%
1955 9.49 people per km² +1.8%
1956 9.67 people per km² +1.9%
1957 9.85 people per km² +1.9%
1958 10.05 people per km² +2.0%
1959 10.26 people per km² +2.1%
1960 10.48 people per km² +2.1%
1961 10.71 people per km² +2.2%
1962 10.95 people per km² +2.2%
1963 11.2 people per km² +2.2%
1964 11.46 people per km² +2.3%
1965 11.73 people per km² +2.4%
1966 12.03 people per km² +2.5%
1967 12.34 people per km² +2.6%
1968 12.67 people per km² +2.7%
1969 13.02 people per km² +2.8%
1970 13.38 people per km² +2.8%
1971 13.75 people per km² +2.7%
1972 14.13 people per km² +2.8%
1973 14.53 people per km² +2.9%
1974 14.96 people per km² +2.9%
1975 15.41 people per km² +3.0%
1976 15.88 people per km² +3.1%
1977 16.38 people per km² +3.1%
1978 16.91 people per km² +3.2%
1979 17.47 people per km² +3.3%
1980 18.08 people per km² +3.5%
1981 18.72 people per km² +3.6%
1982 19.4 people per km² +3.6%
1983 20.12 people per km² +3.7%
1984 20.88 people per km² +3.8%
1985 21.69 people per km² +3.9%
1986 22.54 people per km² +3.9%
1987 23.43 people per km² +3.9%
1988 24.36 people per km² +4.0%
1989 25.31 people per km² +3.9%
1990 26.3 people per km² +3.9%
1991 27.33 people per km² +3.9%
1992 28.39 people per km² +3.9%
1993 29.48 people per km² +3.8%
1994 30.59 people per km² +3.8%
1995 31.71 people per km² +3.7%
1996 32.79 people per km² +3.4%
1997 33.85 people per km² +3.2%
1998 34.94 people per km² +3.2%
1999 36.04 people per km² +3.2%
2000 37.17 people per km² +3.1%
2001 38.31 people per km² +3.1%
2002 39.46 people per km² +3.0%
2003 40.64 people per km² +3.0%
2004 41.85 people per km² +3.0%
2005 43.17 people per km² +3.1%
2006 44.59 people per km² +3.3%
2007 46.06 people per km² +3.3%
2008 47.56 people per km² +3.3%
2009 49.11 people per km² +3.2%
2010 50.67 people per km² +3.2%
2011 52.24 people per km² +3.1%
2012 53.85 people per km² +3.1%
2013 55.52 people per km² +3.1%
2014 57.25 people per km² +3.1%
2015 59.02 people per km² +3.1%
2016 60.82 people per km² +3.0%
2017 62.68 people per km² +3.1%
2018 64.56 people per km² +3.0%
2019 66.5 people per km² +3.0%
2020 68.44 people per km² +2.9%
2021 70.35 people per km² +2.8%
2022 72.4 people per km² +2.9%
2023 74.61 people per km² +3.1%
2024 76.87 people per km² +3.0%
2025 79.12 people per km² +2.9%
2026 81.37 people per km² +2.8%
2027 83.61 people per km² +2.8%
2028 85.85 people per km² +2.7%
2029 88.07 people per km² +2.6%
2030 90.28 people per km² +2.5%
2031 92.48 people per km² +2.4%
2032 94.66 people per km² +2.4%
2033 96.84 people per km² +2.3%
2034 99.02 people per km² +2.2%
2035 101.2 people per km² +2.2%
2036 103.37 people per km² +2.1%
2037 105.54 people per km² +2.1%
2038 107.72 people per km² +2.1%
2039 109.9 people per km² +2.0%
2040 112.09 people per km² +2.0%
2041 114.3 people per km² +2.0%
2042 116.52 people per km² +1.9%
2043 118.75 people per km² +1.9%
2044 120.99 people per km² +1.9%
2045 123.24 people per km² +1.9%
2046 125.49 people per km² +1.8%
2047 127.73 people per km² +1.8%
2048 129.97 people per km² +1.8%
2049 132.2 people per km² +1.7%
2050 134.43 people per km² +1.7%
2051 136.65 people per km² +1.6%
2052 138.85 people per km² +1.6%
2053 141.02 people per km² +1.6%
2054 143.18 people per km² +1.5%
2055 145.32 people per km² +1.5%
2056 147.43 people per km² +1.5%
2057 149.53 people per km² +1.4%
2058 151.59 people per km² +1.4%
2059 153.64 people per km² +1.3%
2060 155.65 people per km² +1.3%
2061 157.62 people per km² +1.3%
2062 159.57 people per km² +1.2%
2063 161.48 people per km² +1.2%
2064 163.35 people per km² +1.2%
2065 165.18 people per km² +1.1%
2066 166.99 people per km² +1.1%
2067 168.77 people per km² +1.1%
2068 170.52 people per km² +1.0%
2069 172.24 people per km² +1.0%
2070 173.93 people per km² +1.0%
2071 175.59 people per km² +1.0%
2072 177.22 people per km² +0.9%
2073 178.8 people per km² +0.9%
2074 180.36 people per km² +0.9%
2075 181.88 people per km² +0.8%
2076 183.37 people per km² +0.8%
2077 184.83 people per km² +0.8%
2078 186.25 people per km² +0.8%
2079 187.65 people per km² +0.8%
2080 189.01 people per km² +0.7%
2081 190.35 people per km² +0.7%
2082 191.65 people per km² +0.7%
2083 192.91 people per km² +0.7%
2084 194.15 people per km² +0.6%
2085 195.35 people per km² +0.6%
2086 196.52 people per km² +0.6%
2087 197.64 people per km² +0.6%
2088 198.72 people per km² +0.5%
2089 199.77 people per km² +0.5%
2090 200.77 people per km² +0.5%
2091 201.74 people per km² +0.5%
2092 202.66 people per km² +0.5%
2093 203.53 people per km² +0.4%
2094 204.36 people per km² +0.4%
2095 205.14 people per km² +0.4%
2096 205.88 people per km² +0.4%
2097 206.58 people per km² +0.3%
2098 207.24 people per km² +0.3%
2099 207.85 people per km² +0.3%
2100 208.41 people per km² +0.3%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 208.41 people per km² is above the median for low income countries, which is 165.91 people per km², 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 208.41 people per km² is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84 people per km², 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 4.26 people per km² 4.26 people per km² 4.26 people per km² 1
1100s 3.79 people per km² 3.79 people per km² 3.79 people per km² 1
1200s 3.98 people per km² 3.98 people per km² 3.98 people per km² 1
1300s 4.17 people per km² 4.17 people per km² 4.17 people per km² 1
1400s 3.88 people per km² 3.88 people per km² 3.88 people per km² 1
1500s 4.26 people per km² 4.26 people per km² 4.26 people per km² 1
1600s 4.74 people per km² 4.74 people per km² 4.74 people per km² 1
1700s 4.26 people per km² 4.26 people per km² 4.26 people per km² 1
1710s 4.28 people per km² 4.28 people per km² 4.28 people per km² 1
1720s 4.33 people per km² 4.33 people per km² 4.33 people per km² 1
1730s 4.39 people per km² 4.39 people per km² 4.39 people per km² 1
1740s 4.44 people per km² 4.44 people per km² 4.44 people per km² 1
1750s 4.5 people per km² 4.5 people per km² 4.5 people per km² 1
1760s 4.55 people per km² 4.55 people per km² 4.55 people per km² 1
1770s 4.61 people per km² 4.61 people per km² 4.61 people per km² 1
1780s 4.67 people per km² 4.67 people per km² 4.67 people per km² 1
1790s 4.73 people per km² 4.73 people per km² 4.73 people per km² 1
1800s 4.91 people per km² 4.91 people per km² 4.91 people per km² 10
1810s 4.91 people per km² 4.91 people per km² 4.91 people per km² 10
1820s 4.95 people per km² 4.92 people per km² 4.99 people per km² 10
1830s 5.04 people per km² 5 people per km² 5.08 people per km² 10
1840s 5.14 people per km² 5.09 people per km² 5.18 people per km² 10
1850s 5.22 people per km² 5.19 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 10
1860s 5.3 people per km² 5.27 people per km² 5.34 people per km² 10
1870s 5.38 people per km² 5.35 people per km² 5.42 people per km² 10
1880s 5.47 people per km² 5.43 people per km² 5.5 people per km² 10
1890s 5.55 people per km² 5.51 people per km² 5.6 people per km² 10
1900s 5.83 people per km² 5.62 people per km² 6.05 people per km² 10
1910s 6.36 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 6.63 people per km² 10
1920s 6.98 people per km² 6.69 people per km² 7.28 people per km² 10
1930s 7.67 people per km² 7.35 people per km² 8 people per km² 10
1940s 8.42 people per km² 8.07 people per km² 8.8 people per km² 10
1950s 9.44 people per km² 8.74 people per km² 10.26 people per km² 10
1960s 11.66 people per km² 10.48 people per km² 13.02 people per km² 10
1970s 15.28 people per km² 13.38 people per km² 17.47 people per km² 10
1980s 21.45 people per km² 18.08 people per km² 25.31 people per km² 10
1990s 31.14 people per km² 26.3 people per km² 36.04 people per km² 10
2000s 42.79 people per km² 37.17 people per km² 49.11 people per km² 10
2010s 58.31 people per km² 50.67 people per km² 66.5 people per km² 10
2020s 78.07 people per km² 68.44 people per km² 88.07 people per km² 10
2030s 100.1 people per km² 90.28 people per km² 109.9 people per km² 10
2040s 122.13 people per km² 112.09 people per km² 132.2 people per km² 10
2050s 144.16 people per km² 134.43 people per km² 153.64 people per km² 10
2060s 164.14 people per km² 155.65 people per km² 172.24 people per km² 10
2070s 180.99 people per km² 173.93 people per km² 187.65 people per km² 10
2080s 194.61 people per km² 189.01 people per km² 199.77 people per km² 10
2090s 204.58 people per km² 200.77 people per km² 207.85 people per km² 10
2100s 208.41 people per km² 208.41 people per km² 208.41 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 71 Sierra Leone 220.76 people per km² compare
  2. 72 Grenada 217.37 people per km² compare
  3. 73 Japan 210.83 people per km² compare
  4. 75 Germany 202.93 people per km² compare
  5. 76 Egypt 202.82 people per km² compare
  6. 77 Afghanistan 199.65 people per km² compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More population data for Yemen

All data for Yemen →

Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Yemen?
Population density in Yemen was 208.41 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 208.41 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 3.79 people per km² in 1100.
How does Yemen rank for population density?
Yemen ranks 74th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 318 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population density in Yemen. Statizoid, drawing on HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-density/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-density/yemen-rep/">Population density in Yemen</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.