Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Yemen
Yemen: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 11.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Yemen, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Yemen stood at 11.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Yemen peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1955.
Yemen ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More population data for Yemen
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.5 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.5 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 46,827 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.5 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.35 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Yemen?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Yemen was 11.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1955.
- How does Yemen rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Yemen ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.