Yemen - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Yemen was 11,306,430 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,306,430 in 2020 and a minimum value of 483,697 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 483,697
1961 510,127
1962 538,117
1963 567,679
1964 598,799
1965 631,541
1966 666,018
1967 702,505
1968 741,049
1969 781,336
1970 823,719
1971 855,364
1972 888,354
1973 923,700
1974 962,942
1975 1,007,121
1976 1,057,107
1977 1,112,838
1978 1,174,404
1979 1,241,187
1980 1,313,114
1981 1,390,286
1982 1,473,512
1983 1,562,693
1984 1,657,709
1985 1,758,695
1986 1,869,722
1987 1,994,529
1988 2,129,969
1989 2,280,915
1990 2,451,017
1991 2,643,604
1992 2,857,428
1993 3,086,211
1994 3,320,622
1995 3,543,403
1996 3,751,144
1997 3,952,862
1998 4,152,715
1999 4,357,536
2000 4,572,841
2001 4,799,794
2002 5,037,892
2003 5,287,133
2004 5,547,433
2005 5,818,282
2006 6,100,787
2007 6,395,608
2008 6,703,157
2009 7,023,786
2010 7,357,686
2011 7,705,087
2012 8,065,869
2013 8,439,119
2014 8,822,595
2015 9,215,168
2016 9,615,916
2017 10,024,990
2018 10,442,490
2019 10,869,520
2020 11,306,430

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Yemen was 37.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 37.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.10 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.10
1961 9.46
1962 9.83
1963 10.22
1964 10.61
1965 11.03
1966 11.45
1967 11.89
1968 12.35
1969 12.82
1970 13.30
1971 13.60
1972 13.90
1973 14.21
1974 14.52
1975 14.84
1976 15.17
1977 15.50
1978 15.84
1979 16.18
1980 16.53
1981 16.89
1982 17.25
1983 17.62
1984 17.99
1985 18.37
1986 18.81
1987 19.32
1988 19.85
1989 20.39
1990 20.93
1991 21.49
1992 22.06
1993 22.64
1994 23.23
1995 23.76
1996 24.25
1997 24.74
1998 25.24
1999 25.75
2000 26.27
2001 26.79
2002 27.32
2003 27.85
2004 28.39
2005 28.94
2006 29.49
2007 30.05
2008 30.62
2009 31.19
2010 31.78
2011 32.36
2012 32.96
2013 33.56
2014 34.17
2015 34.78
2016 35.39
2017 36.02
2018 36.64
2019 37.27
2020 37.91

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization