Uzbekistan vs Yemen: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Uzbekistan
7.2%
in 2025
Yemen
8.4%
in 2025
Uzbekistan rank
115th
Yemen rank
112th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8.4% against 7.2% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Uzbekistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Uzbekistan ranks 115th and Yemen ranks 112th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Uzbekistan averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uzbekistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 1.4% | 10.4% | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 1.8% | 10.0% | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 3.4% | 7.6% | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 3.5% | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 0.8% | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.0% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.3% | 1.0% | 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, Uzbekistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8.4% against 7.2% in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Uzbekistan and Yemen?
- 1.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uzbekistan and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Uzbekistan and Yemen rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Uzbekistan ranks 115th 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.