Uganda vs Yemen: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Uganda
8.3%
in 2025
Yemen
8.4%
in 2025
Uganda rank
113th
Yemen rank
112th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Uganda
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 112th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.9% | 1.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 7.4% | 1.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.0% | 1.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 8.3% | 0.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Uganda or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Uganda and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and Yemen rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Uganda ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 112th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.