Urban population in Yemen in 2025 — 15,470,399 people. Ranked 55 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,124.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.47M | +532,649 | +3.57% |
| 2024 | 14.94M | +532,220 | +3.69% |
| 2023 | 14.41M | +521,976 | +3.76% |
| 2022 | 13.88M | +486,889 | +3.63% |
| 2021 | 13.4M | +495,594 | +3.84% |
| 2020 | 12.9M | +644,817 | +5.26% |
| 2019 | 12.26M | +595,507 | +5.11% |
| 2018 | 11.66M | +555,867 | +5.01% |
| 2017 | 11.1M | +524,576 | +4.96% |
| 2016 | 10.58M | +488,305 | +4.84% |
| 2015 | 10.09M | +461,106 | +4.79% |
| 2014 | 9.63M | +414,104 | +4.49% |
| 2013 | 9.22M | +344,586 | +3.88% |
| 2012 | 8.87M | +342,540 | +4.02% |
| 2011 | 8.53M | +336,591 | +4.11% |
| 2010 | 8.19M | +336,155 | +4.28% |
| 2009 | 7.86M | +332,208 | +4.41% |
| 2008 | 7.52M | +324,331 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2M | +316,863 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 6.88M | +308,033 | +4.68% |
| 2005 | 6.58M | +289,263 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.29M | +272,488 | +4.53% |
| 2003 | 6.01M | +267,881 | +4.66% |
| 2002 | 5.75M | +263,885 | +4.81% |
| 2001 | 5.48M | +260,867 | +5% |
| 2000 | 5.22M | +257,250 | +5.18% |
| 1999 | 4.96M | +252,135 | +5.35% |
| 1998 | 4.71M | +246,648 | +5.52% |
| 1997 | 4.47M | +240,831 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.22M | +240,354 | +6.03% |
| 1995 | 3.98M | +242,110 | +6.47% |
| 1994 | 3.74M | +241,079 | +6.89% |
| 1993 | 3.5M | +239,434 | +7.34% |
| 1992 | 3.26M | +233,476 | +7.71% |
| 1991 | 3.03M | +224,925 | +8.02% |
| 1990 | 2.8M | +214,192 | +8.27% |
| 1989 | 2.59M | +201,848 | +8.46% |
| 1988 | 2.39M | +189,102 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 2.2M | +173,738 | +8.58% |
| 1986 | 2.02M | +160,658 | +8.62% |
| 1985 | 1.86M | +152,815 | +8.93% |
| 1984 | 1.71M | +144,874 | +9.25% |
| 1983 | 1.57M | +136,628 | +9.56% |
| 1982 | 1.43M | +128,346 | +9.87% |
| 1981 | 1.3M | +120,139 | +10.18% |
| 1980 | 1.18M | +111,753 | +10.46% |
| 1979 | 1.07M | +103,109 | +10.68% |
| 1978 | 965,654 | +94,735 | +10.88% |
| 1977 | 870,919 | +86,862 | +11.08% |
| 1976 | 784,057 | +79,022 | +11.21% |
| 1975 | 705,035 | +71,175 | +11.23% |
| 1974 | 633,860 | +63,429 | +11.12% |
| 1973 | 570,431 | +55,838 | +10.85% |
| 1972 | 514,593 | +48,360 | +10.37% |
| 1971 | 466,233 | +40,903 | +9.62% |
| 1970 | 425,330 | +35,713 | +9.17% |
| 1969 | 389,617 | +32,432 | +9.08% |
| 1968 | 357,185 | +29,107 | +8.87% |
| 1967 | 328,078 | +26,238 | +8.69% |
| 1966 | 301,840 | +23,684 | +8.51% |
| 1965 | 278,156 | +21,446 | +8.35% |
| 1964 | 256,710 | +19,373 | +8.16% |
| 1963 | 237,337 | +17,659 | +8.04% |
| 1962 | 219,678 | +16,381 | +8.06% |
| 1961 | 203,297 | +15,199 | +8.08% |
| 1960 | 188,098 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
