What is urban population, per capita in Yemen?

Urban population, per capita in Yemen was 0.3703 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 0.3703 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 0.034 units per person in 1960.

How does Yemen rank for urban population, per capita?

Yemen ranks 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Yemen

Name: Urban population, per capita in Yemen
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Yemen: Urban population, per capita was 0.3703 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.3703 units per person

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

180th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.3703 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.034 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 0.3703 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.3703 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.034 units per person, in 1960.

That places Yemen 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Urban population, per capita in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Yemen, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.034 units per person	—
1961	0.0359 units per person	+5.7%
1962	0.038 units per person	+5.7%
1963	0.0402 units per person	+5.7%
1964	0.0424 units per person	+5.7%
1965	0.0449 units per person	+5.8%
1966	0.0475 units per person	+5.9%
1967	0.0503 units per person	+5.9%
1968	0.0534 units per person	+6.0%
1969	0.0567 units per person	+6.1%
1970	0.0602 units per person	+6.2%
1971	0.0642 units per person	+6.7%
1972	0.069 units per person	+7.4%
1973	0.0743 units per person	+7.8%
1974	0.0803 units per person	+8.0%
1975	0.0867 units per person	+8.0%
1976	0.0935 units per person	+7.9%
1977	0.1007 units per person	+7.7%
1978	0.1082 units per person	+7.4%
1979	0.1159 units per person	+7.1%
1980	0.1237 units per person	+6.8%
1981	0.1316 units per person	+6.4%
1982	0.1395 units per person	+6.0%
1983	0.1474 units per person	+5.6%
1984	0.1551 units per person	+5.2%
1985	0.1627 units per person	+4.9%
1986	0.1701 units per person	+4.5%
1987	0.1777 units per person	+4.5%
1988	0.1856 units per person	+4.5%
1989	0.1937 units per person	+4.4%
1990	0.2018 units per person	+4.2%
1991	0.2098 units per person	+4.0%
1992	0.2176 units per person	+3.7%
1993	0.2249 units per person	+3.4%
1994	0.2317 units per person	+3.0%
1995	0.238 units per person	+2.7%
1996	0.244 units per person	+2.5%
1997	0.2498 units per person	+2.4%
1998	0.2554 units per person	+2.3%
1999	0.2609 units per person	+2.1%
2000	0.2661 units per person	+2.0%
2001	0.271 units per person	+1.9%
2002	0.2758 units per person	+1.7%
2003	0.2803 units per person	+1.6%
2004	0.2845 units per person	+1.5%
2005	0.2885 units per person	+1.4%
2006	0.2924 units per person	+1.3%
2007	0.2961 units per person	+1.3%
2008	0.2996 units per person	+1.2%
2009	0.303 units per person	+1.1%
2010	0.3062 units per person	+1.1%
2011	0.3092 units per person	+1.0%
2012	0.312 units per person	+0.9%
2013	0.3144 units per person	+0.8%
2014	0.3186 units per person	+1.3%
2015	0.3239 units per person	+1.6%
2016	0.3295 units per person	+1.7%
2017	0.3356 units per person	+1.8%
2018	0.3421 units per person	+1.9%
2019	0.3491 units per person	+2.0%
2020	0.357 units per person	+2.3%
2021	0.3607 units per person	+1.0%
2022	0.3632 units per person	+0.7%
2023	0.3657 units per person	+0.7%
2024	0.3681 units per person	+0.6%
2025	0.3703 units per person	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0443 units per person	0.034 units per person	0.0567 units per person	10
1970s	0.0853 units per person	0.0602 units per person	0.1159 units per person	10
1980s	0.1587 units per person	0.1237 units per person	0.1937 units per person	10
1990s	0.2334 units per person	0.2018 units per person	0.2609 units per person	10
2000s	0.2857 units per person	0.2661 units per person	0.303 units per person	10
2010s	0.3241 units per person	0.3062 units per person	0.3491 units per person	10
2020s	0.3642 units per person	0.357 units per person	0.3703 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Yemen

177 Viet Nam 0.3883 units per person compare
178 Guinea 0.3852 units per person compare
179 Mozambique 0.3721 units per person compare
181 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3688 units per person compare
182 Grenada 0.3667 units per person compare
183 India 0.3569 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Yemen?: Urban population, per capita in Yemen was 0.3703 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 0.3703 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 0.034 units per person in 1960.
How does Yemen rank for urban population, per capita?: Yemen ranks 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.