Ukraine vs Yemen: Population, total
Ukraine
38.98 million
in 2025
Yemen
41.77 million
in 2025
Ukraine rank
40th
Yemen rank
37th
Population, total over time
- Ukraine
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 41.77 million against 38.98 million in Ukraine, a difference of 2.79 million.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.
Ukraine ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.06 million | 6.16 million | 38.90 million | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 48.62 million | 8.07 million | 40.55 million | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 50.97 million | 11.33 million | 39.64 million | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 51.50 million | 16.44 million | 35.06 million | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 47.90 million | 22.59 million | 25.31 million | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 45.81 million | 30.79 million | 15.02 million | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 40.77 million | 38.87 million | 1.89 million | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Ukraine or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 41.77 million against 38.98 million in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Ukraine and Yemen?
- 2.79 million, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ukraine and Yemen rank globally for population, total?
- Ukraine ranks 40th 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.