Population density — all countries

Population density — Yemen

Population density in Yemen in 2023 — 74.6 per km². Ranked 131 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 596.5%.

2023 74.6 per km² +3.06% vs 2022
World rank 131of 215
Period maximum 74.6 per km²2023
Period minimum 10.7 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Yemen, 1961–202302040608019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10.7 per km²1963: 11.2 per km²1965: 11.7 per km²1967: 12.3 per km²1969: 13 per km²1971: 13.7 per km²1973: 14.5 per km²1975: 15.4 per km²1977: 16.4 per km²1979: 17.5 per km²1981: 18.7 per km²1983: 20.1 per km²1985: 21.7 per km²1987: 23.4 per km²1989: 25.3 per km²1991: 27.3 per km²1993: 29.5 per km²1995: 31.7 per km²1997: 33.9 per km²1999: 36 per km²2001: 38.3 per km²2003: 40.6 per km²2005: 43.2 per km²2007: 46.1 per km²2009: 49.1 per km²2011: 52.2 per km²2013: 55.5 per km²2015: 59 per km²2017: 62.7 per km²2019: 66.5 per km²2021: 70.3 per km²2023: 74.6 per km²
Change over the period: +63.9 (+596.54%) Average annual rate: 3.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 74.6 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Western Asia computed 63.2 per km²
Low-income countries computed 50.6 per km²
Population density — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 74.6 +2.2 +3.06%
2022 72.4 +2.1 +2.92%
2021 70.3 +1.9 +2.78%
2020 68.4 +1.9 +2.91%
2019 66.5 +1.9 +3.01%
2018 64.6 +1.9 +3%
2017 62.7 +1.9 +3.06%
2016 60.8 +1.8 +3.05%
2015 59 +1.8 +3.09%
2014 57.3 +1.7 +3.12%
2013 55.5 +1.7 +3.09%
2012 53.9 +1.6 +3.08%
2011 52.2 +1.6 +3.1%
2010 50.7 +1.6 +3.19%
2009 49.1 +1.5 +3.25%
2008 47.6 +1.5 +3.26%
2007 46.1 +1.5 +3.29%
2006 44.6 +1.4 +3.3%
2005 43.2 +1.3 +3.15%
2004 41.8 +1.2 +2.98%
2003 40.6 +1.2 +2.98%
2002 39.5 +1.2 +3.01%
2001 38.3 +1.1 +3.07%
2000 37.2 +1.1 +3.13%
1999 36 +1.1 +3.16%
1998 34.9 +1.1 +3.2%
1997 33.9 +1.1 +3.24%
1996 32.8 +1.1 +3.42%
1995 31.7 +1.1 +3.66%
1994 30.6 +1.1 +3.76%
1993 29.5 +1.1 +3.83%
1992 28.4 +1.1 +3.88%
1991 27.3 +1 +3.91%
1990 26.3 +1 +3.92%
1989 25.3 +1 +3.92%
1988 24.4 +0.9 +3.96%
1987 23.4 +0.9 +3.94%
1986 22.5 +0.8 +3.9%
1985 21.7 +0.8 +3.88%
1984 20.9 +0.8 +3.8%
1983 20.1 +0.7 +3.72%
1982 19.4 +0.7 +3.63%
1981 18.7 +0.6 +3.55%
1980 18.1 +0.6 +3.46%
1979 17.5 +0.6 +3.33%
1978 16.9 +0.5 +3.22%
1977 16.4 +0.5 +3.15%
1976 15.9 +0.5 +3.08%
1975 15.4 +0.4 +3%
1974 15 +0.4 +2.92%
1973 14.5 +0.4 +2.85%
1972 14.1 +0.4 +2.79%
1971 13.7 +0.4 +2.72%
1970 13.4 +0.4 +2.75%
1969 13 +0.4 +2.77%
1968 12.7 +0.3 +2.67%
1967 12.3 +0.3 +2.6%
1966 12 +0.3 +2.52%
1965 11.7 +0.3 +2.44%
1964 11.5 +0.3 +2.32%
1963 11.2 +0.2 +2.23%
1962 11 +0.2 +2.25%
1961 10.7

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.