Yemen
Urban population in Yemen
Urban population in Yemen: 1.9% in 1950 and 37% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 37%
- Since 1950
- +35.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 188 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 39.6%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 39.6% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Yemen |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 |
| 2024 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 36.1 |
| 2020 | 35.7 |
| 2019 | 34.9 |
| 2018 | 34.2 |
| 2017 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2015 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 31.9 |
| 2013 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 31.2 |
| 2011 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 30.6 |
| 2009 | 30.3 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2007 | 29.6 |
| 2006 | 29.2 |
| 2005 | 28.9 |
| 2004 | 28.5 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2002 | 27.6 |
| 2001 | 27.1 |
| 2000 | 26.6 |
| 1999 | 26.1 |
| 1998 | 25.5 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1996 | 24.4 |
| 1995 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | 23.2 |
| 1993 | 22.5 |
| 1992 | 21.8 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1990 | 20.2 |
| 1989 | 19.4 |
| 1988 | 18.6 |
| 1987 | 17.8 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1985 | 16.3 |
| 1984 | 15.5 |
| 1983 | 14.7 |
| 1982 | 14 |
| 1981 | 13.2 |
| 1980 | 12.4 |
| 1979 | 11.6 |
| 1978 | 10.8 |
| 1977 | 10.1 |
| 1976 | 9.4 |
| 1975 | 8.7 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1973 | 7.4 |
| 1972 | 6.9 |
| 1971 | 6.4 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1969 | 5.7 |
| 1968 | 5.3 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1966 | 4.8 |
| 1965 | 4.5 |
| 1964 | 4.2 |
| 1963 | 4 |
| 1962 | 3.8 |
| 1961 | 3.6 |
| 1960 | 3.4 |
| 1959 | 3.2 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1957 | 2.9 |
| 1956 | 2.7 |
| 1955 | 2.5 |
| 1954 | 2.4 |
| 1953 | 2.2 |
| 1952 | 2.1 |
| 1951 | 2 |
| 1950 | 1.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Yemen |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 37.3 |
| 2027 | 37.5 |
| 2028 | 37.7 |
| 2029 | 37.8 |
| 2030 | 38 |
| 2031 | 38.2 |
| 2032 | 38.3 |
| 2033 | 38.5 |
| 2034 | 38.6 |
| 2035 | 38.7 |
| 2036 | 38.8 |
| 2037 | 39 |
| 2038 | 39.1 |
| 2039 | 39.1 |
| 2040 | 39.2 |
| 2041 | 39.3 |
| 2042 | 39.4 |
| 2043 | 39.4 |
| 2044 | 39.5 |
| 2045 | 39.5 |
| 2046 | 39.5 |
| 2047 | 39.6 |
| 2048 | 39.6 |
| 2049 | 39.6 |
| 2050 | 39.6 |
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.
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Military
- Military spending3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollars$12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per person$58 in 2014
- Military share of state spending14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnel40,000 people in 2020
- National power0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exports51 million TIV in 1986