Syria vs Yemen
Syria vs Yemen: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 72.1% in Syria and 37% in Yemen, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Syria, by 35.1 percentage points, or 1.95 times that in Yemen.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Syria ranked 88 and Yemen ranked 188 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Syria at 80.9% and Yemen at 39.6% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Syria | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 72.1 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 72.2 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | 72.6 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 73 | 36.1 |
| 2020 | 73.4 | 35.7 |
| 2019 | 73.8 | 34.9 |
| 2018 | 74.1 | 34.2 |
| 2017 | 74.5 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 75.2 | 33 |
| 2015 | 75.8 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 76 | 31.9 |
| 2013 | 73.1 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 65.1 | 31.2 |
| 2011 | 58.5 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 55.7 | 30.6 |
| 2009 | 55 | 30.3 |
| 2008 | 54.6 | 30 |
| 2007 | 54.3 | 29.6 |
| 2006 | 54.1 | 29.2 |
| 2005 | 53.8 | 28.9 |
| 2004 | 53.5 | 28.5 |
| 2003 | 53.1 | 28 |
| 2002 | 52.7 | 27.6 |
| 2001 | 52.3 | 27.1 |
| 2000 | 51.9 | 26.6 |
| 1999 | 51.5 | 26.1 |
| 1998 | 51.1 | 25.5 |
| 1997 | 50.7 | 25 |
| 1996 | 50.4 | 24.4 |
| 1995 | 50.1 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | 49.8 | 23.2 |
| 1993 | 49.5 | 22.5 |
| 1992 | 49.3 | 21.8 |
| 1991 | 49.1 | 21 |
| 1990 | 48.8 | 20.2 |
| 1989 | 48.7 | 19.4 |
| 1988 | 48.5 | 18.6 |
| 1987 | 48.3 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 48.1 | 17 |
| 1985 | 47.9 | 16.3 |
| 1984 | 47.7 | 15.5 |
| 1983 | 47.5 | 14.7 |
| 1982 | 47.3 | 14 |
| 1981 | 47 | 13.2 |
| 1980 | 46.7 | 12.4 |
| 1979 | 46.4 | 11.6 |
| 1978 | 46.1 | 10.8 |
| 1977 | 45.8 | 10.1 |
| 1976 | 45.5 | 9.4 |
| 1975 | 45.2 | 8.7 |
| 1974 | 44.8 | 8 |
| 1973 | 44.5 | 7.4 |
| 1972 | 44.1 | 6.9 |
| 1971 | 43.8 | 6.4 |
| 1970 | 43.4 | 6 |
| 1969 | 43.1 | 5.7 |
| 1968 | 42.7 | 5.3 |
| 1967 | 42.4 | 5 |
| 1966 | 42 | 4.8 |
| 1965 | 41.7 | 4.5 |
| 1964 | 41.4 | 4.2 |
| 1963 | 41.1 | 4 |
| 1962 | 40.7 | 3.8 |
| 1961 | 40.4 | 3.6 |
| 1960 | 40 | 3.4 |
| 1959 | 39.6 | 3.2 |
| 1958 | 39.2 | 3 |
| 1957 | 38.8 | 2.9 |
| 1956 | 38.4 | 2.7 |
| 1955 | 38 | 2.5 |
| 1954 | 37.5 | 2.4 |
| 1953 | 37 | 2.2 |
| 1952 | 36.5 | 2.1 |
| 1951 | 35.9 | 2 |
| 1950 | 35.3 | 1.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Syria | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.1 | 37.3 |
| 2027 | 72.1 | 37.5 |
| 2028 | 72.2 | 37.7 |
| 2029 | 72.2 | 37.8 |
| 2030 | 72.3 | 38 |
| 2031 | 72.4 | 38.2 |
| 2032 | 72.5 | 38.3 |
| 2033 | 72.7 | 38.5 |
| 2034 | 72.9 | 38.6 |
| 2035 | 73.1 | 38.7 |
| 2036 | 73.3 | 38.8 |
| 2037 | 73.5 | 39 |
| 2038 | 73.8 | 39.1 |
| 2039 | 74.2 | 39.1 |
| 2040 | 74.6 | 39.2 |
| 2041 | 75 | 39.3 |
| 2042 | 75.4 | 39.4 |
| 2043 | 75.9 | 39.4 |
| 2044 | 76.5 | 39.5 |
| 2045 | 77.1 | 39.5 |
| 2046 | 77.7 | 39.5 |
| 2047 | 78.4 | 39.6 |
| 2048 | 79.2 | 39.6 |
| 2049 | 80 | 39.6 |
| 2050 | 80.9 | 39.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Syria vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSyria: 30 million TIV in 2010Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986