Iran vs Yemen

Iran vs Yemen: Population

Population in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 39.4 million people in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 51.2 million people, or 2.3 times that in Yemen.

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Iran vs Yemen: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 90.6 million people in Iran and 39.4 million people in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 51.2 million people, or 2.3 times that in Yemen.
IranYemenEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Iran ranked 17 and Yemen ranked 37 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iran at 80.1 million people and Yemen at 110 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIranYemenWorld
202390.6 million39.4 million8.09 billion
202289.5 million38.2 million8.02 billion
202188.5 million37.1 million7.95 billion
202087.7 million36.1 million7.89 billion
201987.1 million35.1 million7.81 billion
201886.1 million34.1 million7.73 billion
201785 million33.1 million7.65 billion
201683.8 million32.1 million7.56 billion
201582.6 million31.2 million7.47 billion
201481.5 million30.2 million7.38 billion
201380.4 million29.3 million7.29 billion
201279.4 million28.4 million7.2 billion
201178.4 million27.6 million7.11 billion
201077.4 million26.8 million7.02 billion
200976.5 million25.9 million6.93 billion
200875.5 million25.1 million6.84 billion
200774.6 million24.3 million6.76 billion
200673.4 million23.5 million6.67 billion
200571.8 million22.8 million6.59 billion
200470.3 million22.1 million6.5 billion
200368.8 million21.5 million6.42 billion
200268 million20.8 million6.34 billion
200167.5 million20.2 million6.26 billion
200066.4 million19.6 million6.17 billion
199965.5 million19 million6.09 billion
199864.5 million18.5 million6.01 billion
199763.6 million17.9 million5.93 billion
199662.9 million17.3 million5.84 billion
199562.2 million16.7 million5.76 billion
199461.5 million16.2 million5.68 billion
199361.4 million15.6 million5.59 billion
199261.2 million15 million5.51 billion
199160 million14.4 million5.42 billion
199058.4 million13.9 million5.33 billion
198956.7 million13.4 million5.23 billion
198855.1 million12.9 million5.14 billion
198753.3 million12.4 million5.05 billion
198651.5 million11.9 million4.96 billion
198549.6 million11.5 million4.87 billion
198447.8 million11 million4.78 billion
198346 million10.6 million4.7 billion
198244.3 million10.2 million4.61 billion
198142 million9.88 million4.53 billion
198039.8 million9.54 million4.45 billion
197938.4 million9.22 million4.37 billion
197837.1 million8.93 million4.29 billion
197735.9 million8.65 million4.22 billion
197634.8 million8.38 million4.14 billion
197533.8 million8.13 million4.07 billion
197432.8 million7.9 million4 billion
197331.8 million7.67 million3.92 billion
197230.9 million7.46 million3.85 billion
197130 million7.26 million3.77 billion
197029.2 million7.07 million3.7 billion
196928.3 million6.88 million3.62 billion
196827.4 million6.69 million3.55 billion
196726.6 million6.52 million3.47 billion
196625.8 million6.35 million3.4 billion
196525 million6.2 million3.34 billion
196424.3 million6.05 million3.26 billion
196323.5 million5.91 million3.19 billion
196222.8 million5.78 million3.12 billion
196122.1 million5.66 million3.07 billion
196021.5 million5.53 million3.02 billion
195920.9 million5.42 million2.97 billion
195820.3 million5.31 million2.91 billion
195719.7 million5.2 million2.85 billion
195619.2 million5.1 million2.8 billion
195518.7 million5.01 million2.74 billion
195418.2 million4.92 million2.69 billion
195317.8 million4.84 million2.63 billion
195217.3 million4.76 million2.58 billion
195116.9 million4.68 million2.54 billion
195016.5 million4.62 million2.49 billion
194916.6 million4.65 million–
194816.4 million4.59 million–
194716.2 million4.55 million–
194616.1 million4.51 million–
194515.9 million4.47 million–
194415.8 million4.43 million–
194315.7 million4.38 million–
194215.5 million4.34 million–
194115.4 million4.3 million–
194015.2 million4.26 million–
193915 million4.22 million–
193814.7 million4.18 million–
193714.5 million4.14 million–
193614.2 million4.11 million–
193514 million4.07 million–
193413.7 million4.03 million–
193313.5 million3.99 million–
193213.3 million3.95 million–
193113 million3.92 million–
193012.7 million3.88 million–
192912.4 million3.84 million–
192812 million3.81 million–
192711.6 million3.77 million–
192611.2 million3.74 million–
192510.8 million3.7 million–
192410.5 million3.67 million–
192310.1 million3.63 million–
19229.8 million3.6 million–
19219.58 million3.57 million–
19209.46 million3.53 million–
19199.44 million3.5 million–
19189.53 million3.47 million–
19179.72 million3.44 million–
19169.92 million3.41 million–
191510.1 million3.37 million–
191410.3 million3.34 million–
191310.5 million3.31 million–
191210.7 million3.28 million–
191110.9 million3.25 million–
191011 million3.23 million–
190911 million3.2 million–
190811 million3.17 million–
190710.8 million3.14 million–
190610.7 million3.11 million–
190510.6 million3.09 million–
190410.5 million3.06 million–
190310.4 million3.03 million–
190210.3 million3.01 million–
190110.2 million2.99 million–
190010.1 million2.97 million–
189910 million2.95 million–
18989.91 million2.95 million–
18979.81 million2.94 million–
18969.7 million2.94 million–
18959.6 million2.93 million–
18949.49 million2.93 million–
18939.39 million2.92 million–
18929.29 million2.92 million–
18919.21 million2.91 million–
18909.13 million2.91 million–
18899.07 million2.91 million–
18889.03 million2.9 million–
18878.99 million2.9 million–
18868.96 million2.89 million–
18858.93 million2.89 million–
18848.9 million2.88 million–
18838.87 million2.88 million–
18828.83 million2.88 million–
18818.8 million2.87 million–
18808.77 million2.87 million–
18798.74 million2.86 million–
18788.71 million2.86 million–
18778.68 million2.85 million–
18768.64 million2.85 million–
18758.61 million2.84 million–
18748.58 million2.84 million–
18738.55 million2.84 million–
18728.52 million2.83 million–
18718.49 million2.83 million–
18708.45 million2.82 million–
18698.4 million2.82 million–
18688.36 million2.81 million–
18678.31 million2.81 million–
18668.26 million2.81 million–
18658.21 million2.8 million–
18648.16 million2.8 million–
18638.11 million2.79 million–
18628.06 million2.79 million–
18618.01 million2.79 million–
18607.97 million2.78 million–
18597.92 million2.78 million–
18587.87 million2.77 million–
18577.82 million2.77 million–
18567.78 million2.76 million–
18557.73 million2.76 million–
18547.68 million2.76 million–
18537.64 million2.75 million–
18527.59 million2.75 million–
18517.55 million2.74 million–
18507.51 million2.74 million–
18497.47 million2.73 million–
18487.43 million2.73 million–
18477.4 million2.72 million–
18467.37 million2.72 million–
18457.34 million2.71 million–
18447.3 million2.71 million–
18437.27 million2.7 million–
18427.24 million2.7 million–
18417.21 million2.69 million–
18407.17 million2.69 million–
18397.14 million2.68 million–
18387.11 million2.68 million–
18377.08 million2.67 million–
18367.05 million2.67 million–
18357.01 million2.67 million–
18346.98 million2.66 million–
18336.95 million2.66 million–
18326.92 million2.65 million–
18316.89 million2.65 million–
18306.86 million2.64 million–
18296.83 million2.64 million–
18286.8 million2.63 million–
18276.77 million2.63 million–
18266.74 million2.62 million–
18256.71 million2.62 million–
18246.68 million2.61 million–
18236.65 million2.61 million–
18226.62 million2.6 million–
18216.59 million2.6 million–
18206.56 million2.6 million–
18196.53 million2.59 million–
18186.5 million2.59 million–
18176.47 million2.59 million–
18166.44 million2.59 million–
18156.42 million2.59 million–
18146.39 million2.59 million–
18136.36 million2.59 million–
18126.33 million2.59 million–
18116.3 million2.59 million–
18106.27 million2.59 million–
18096.25 million2.59 million–
18086.22 million2.59 million–
18076.19 million2.59 million–
18066.16 million2.59 million–
18056.14 million2.59 million–
18046.11 million2.59 million–
18036.08 million2.59 million–
18026.05 million2.59 million–
18016.03 million2.59 million–
18006 million2.59 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIranYemenWorld
202491.6 million91 million–92 million40.6 million40.4 million–40.8 million8.16 billion
202592.4 million90.9 million–93.7 million41.8 million41.2 million–42.3 million8.23 billion
202693.2 million91 million–95.2 million43 million41.9 million–43.8 million8.3 billion
202793.8 million91 million–96.4 million44.2 million42.6 million–45.4 million8.37 billion
202894.4 million90.8 million–97.5 million45.3 million43.3 million–47 million8.44 billion
202995 million90.8 million–98.7 million46.5 million44 million–48.5 million8.5 billion
203095.5 million90.8 million–99.8 million47.7 million44.6 million–50.1 million8.57 billion
203196 million90.8 million–101 million48.8 million45.2 million–51.7 million8.63 billion
203296.4 million90.6 million–102 million50 million45.8 million–53.4 million8.7 billion
203396.9 million90.6 million–103 million51.1 million46.4 million–55 million8.76 billion
203497.3 million90.7 million–104 million52.3 million47 million–56.7 million8.82 billion
203597.7 million90.8 million–105 million53.4 million47.5 million–58.3 million8.89 billion
203698.1 million90.6 million–106 million54.6 million48.1 million–60 million8.95 billion
203798.5 million90.4 million–106 million55.7 million48.7 million–61.7 million9.01 billion
203898.8 million90.1 million–107 million56.9 million49.2 million–63.5 million9.06 billion
203999.2 million89.8 million–109 million58 million49.7 million–65.3 million9.12 billion
204099.5 million89.8 million–109 million59.2 million50.2 million–67.1 million9.18 billion
204199.9 million89.8 million–110 million60.4 million50.8 million–68.9 million9.23 billion
2042100 million89.6 million–111 million61.5 million51.4 million–70.8 million9.29 billion
2043101 million89.5 million–112 million62.7 million51.9 million–72.7 million9.34 billion
2044101 million89.3 million–113 million63.9 million52.5 million–74.7 million9.39 billion
2045101 million88.9 million–113 million65.1 million53 million–76.6 million9.44 billion
2046101 million88.8 million–114 million66.3 million53.6 million–78.6 million9.49 billion
2047101 million88.7 million–115 million67.4 million54.1 million–80.7 million9.54 billion
2048102 million88.5 million–116 million68.6 million54.6 million–82.8 million9.58 billion
2049102 million88.2 million–116 million69.8 million55.1 million–85 million9.62 billion
2050102 million87.8 million–117 million71 million55.5 million–87.2 million9.66 billion
2051102 million87.3 million–118 million72.2 million56 million–89.5 million9.7 billion
2052102 million87 million–119 million73.3 million56.4 million–92 million9.74 billion
2053102 million86.5 million–119 million74.5 million56.9 million–94.5 million9.78 billion
2054102 million85.9 million–119 million75.6 million57.3 million–97 million9.81 billion
2055102 million85.3 million–120 million76.7 million57.6 million–99.5 million9.85 billion
2056102 million84.5 million–120 million77.8 million57.9 million–102 million9.88 billion
2057102 million83.9 million–121 million78.9 million58.3 million–105 million9.91 billion
2058102 million83.2 million–121 million80 million58.6 million–107 million9.94 billion
2059101 million82.5 million–122 million81.1 million58.8 million–110 million9.96 billion
2060101 million81.8 million–122 million82.2 million59 million–112 million9.99 billion
2061101 million81 million–122 million83.2 million59.2 million–115 million10 billion
2062100 million80 million–122 million84.3 million59.4 million–117 million10 billion
2063100 million79.1 million–123 million85.3 million59.6 million–120 million10.1 billion
206499.6 million78.5 million–123 million86.2 million59.7 million–123 million10.1 billion
206599.2 million77.6 million–123 million87.2 million59.7 million–125 million10.1 billion
206698.7 million76.6 million–123 million88.2 million59.9 million–127 million10.1 billion
206798.3 million75.8 million–123 million89.1 million60 million–130 million10.1 billion
206897.8 million75.1 million–123 million90 million60 million–133 million10.2 billion
206997.2 million74.1 million–124 million90.9 million60.1 million–135 million10.2 billion
207096.7 million72.9 million–124 million91.8 million60.2 million–139 million10.2 billion
207196.2 million71.8 million–124 million92.7 million60.2 million–142 million10.2 billion
207295.6 million70.7 million–124 million93.6 million60.1 million–144 million10.2 billion
207395 million69.6 million–124 million94.4 million60.1 million–147 million10.2 billion
207494.4 million68.4 million–123 million95.2 million60.1 million–151 million10.2 billion
207593.8 million67.4 million–123 million96 million60.1 million–154 million10.3 billion
207693.2 million66.2 million–124 million96.8 million60.1 million–157 million10.3 billion
207792.6 million64.9 million–124 million97.6 million60 million–160 million10.3 billion
207892 million64 million–124 million98.3 million60 million–163 million10.3 billion
207991.4 million63 million–125 million99.1 million59.9 million–166 million10.3 billion
208090.8 million62 million–125 million99.8 million59.9 million–170 million10.3 billion
208190.3 million61 million–125 million101 million59.9 million–173 million10.3 billion
208289.7 million60.2 million–125 million101 million59.9 million–176 million10.3 billion
208389.1 million59.5 million–125 million102 million59.8 million–180 million10.3 billion
208488.5 million58.4 million–125 million103 million59.6 million–183 million10.3 billion
208588 million57.3 million–124 million103 million59.5 million–186 million10.3 billion
208687.4 million56.4 million–124 million104 million59.4 million–190 million10.3 billion
208786.9 million55.5 million–125 million104 million59.3 million–194 million10.3 billion
208886.3 million54.5 million–125 million105 million59 million–197 million10.3 billion
208985.8 million53.6 million–125 million106 million58.5 million–201 million10.3 billion
209085.3 million52.9 million–125 million106 million58.3 million–204 million10.3 billion
209184.7 million52 million–125 million107 million58.2 million–208 million10.3 billion
209284.2 million51 million–125 million107 million57.9 million–211 million10.3 billion
209383.7 million50.2 million–125 million108 million57.6 million–214 million10.3 billion
209483.2 million49.5 million–126 million108 million57.4 million–218 million10.2 billion
209582.7 million48.7 million–126 million108 million57.1 million–221 million10.2 billion
209682.2 million47.8 million–127 million109 million56.8 million–225 million10.2 billion
209781.6 million46.8 million–127 million109 million56.6 million–229 million10.2 billion
209881.1 million45.8 million–127 million109 million56.3 million–232 million10.2 billion
209980.6 million45 million–128 million110 million56 million–234 million10.2 billion
210080.1 million44.3 million–128 million110 million55.6 million–236 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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