Lower middle income vs Yemen: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2025
Yemen
2.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
17th
Yemen rank
15th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Lower middle income
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.9% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.3% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Lower middle income or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.9% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Lower middle income and Yemen?
- 1.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Yemen rank globally for population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.