Canada vs Yemen: Population, total
Canada
41.65 million
in 2025
Yemen
41.77 million
in 2025
Canada rank
38th
Yemen rank
37th
Population, total over time
- Canada
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 41.77 million against 41.65 million in Canada, a difference of 122,200.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.50 million | 6.16 million | 13.34 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 22.93 million | 8.07 million | 14.86 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 25.79 million | 11.33 million | 14.46 million | Canada |
| 1990s | 29.12 million | 16.44 million | 12.67 million | Canada |
| 2000s | 32.12 million | 22.59 million | 9.53 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 35.66 million | 30.79 million | 4.88 million | Canada |
| 2020s | 39.70 million | 38.87 million | 822,633 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Canada or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 41.77 million against 41.65 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Canada and Yemen?
- 122,200, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Yemen rank globally for population, total?
- Canada ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.