Urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen
Yemen: Urban population, annual growth rate was 3.57 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3.57 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen peaked at 11.23 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.57 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Yemen ranks 28th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 8.06 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 8.16 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 8.35 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 8.51 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 8.69 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 8.87 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 9.08 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 9.17 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 9.62 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 10.37 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 10.85 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 11.12 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 11.23 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 10.88 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 10.68 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.46 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 9.87 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 9.56 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 9.25 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 8.93 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 8.62 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.58 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 8.6 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.02 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 7.71 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 6.89 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 5 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.6 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 4.79 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.0% | 5.26 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.43 % change on previous year | 8.04 % change on previous year | 9.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.62 % change on previous year | 9.17 % change on previous year | 11.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.25 % change on previous year | 8.46 % change on previous year | 10.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.73 % change on previous year | 5.35 % change on previous year | 8.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 3.85 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Zambia 3.82 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Afghanistan 3.76 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Togo 3.55 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Guinea 3.53 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 3.53 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Yemen was 3.57 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Yemen ranks 28th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.