Yemen Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Yemen population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Yemen in 2024 is 66.71 people per square kilometer, a 2.24% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Yemen in 2023 was 65.25 people per square kilometer, a 2.24% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Yemen in 2022 was 63.82 people per square kilometer, a 2.17% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Yemen in 2021 was 62.47 people per square kilometer, a 2.16% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Rwanda 547.26
Burundi 488.38
Comoros 466.20
Haiti 427.64
Gambia 251.49
North Korea 217.73
Nepal 212.26
Uganda 206.68
Malawi 181.26
Togo 163.07
Sierra Leone 124.18
Benin 122.69
Ethiopia 114.17
Senegal 92.63
Burkina Faso 86.94
Tanzania 73.28
Tajikistan 73.08
Yemen 66.71
Afghanistan 66.44
Guinea-Bissau 60.81
Guinea 59.09
Madagascar 52.88
Liberia 49.72
Democratic Republic of Congo 45.05
Mozambique 43.61
Zimbabwe 43.56
Eritrea 31.38
Somalia 29.34
Niger 22.29
Mali 19.36
South Sudan 17.43
Chad 14.68
Central African Republic 9.50
Yemen - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2024 66.71 2.24%
2023 65.25 2.24%
2022 63.82 2.17%
2021 62.47 2.16%
2020 61.15 2.34%
2019 59.75 2.46%
2018 58.32 2.52%
2017 56.89 2.60%
2016 55.45 2.66%
2015 54.01 2.75%
2014 52.57 2.85%
2013 51.11 2.90%
2012 49.67 2.94%
2011 48.25 2.96%
2010 46.87 2.97%
2009 45.51 3.00%
2008 44.19 3.04%
2007 42.88 3.07%
2006 41.61 3.03%
2005 40.38 2.83%
2004 39.27 2.70%
2003 38.24 2.69%
2002 37.24 2.70%
2001 36.26 2.76%
2000 35.28 2.84%
1999 34.31 2.88%
1998 33.35 2.92%
1997 32.40 2.98%
1996 31.47 3.17%
1995 30.50 3.54%
1994 29.46 3.77%
1993 28.39 3.84%
1992 27.34 3.87%
1991 26.32 3.89%
1990 25.33 3.91%
1989 24.38 3.92%
1988 23.46 3.96%
1987 22.57 3.93%
1986 21.72 3.88%
1985 20.90 3.87%
1984 20.13 3.79%
1983 19.39 3.70%
1982 18.70 3.60%
1981 18.05 3.52%
1980 17.43 3.43%
1979 16.86 3.30%
1978 16.32 3.20%
1977 15.81 3.13%
1976 15.33 3.05%
1975 14.88 2.95%
1974 14.45 2.86%
1973 14.05 2.80%
1972 13.67 2.73%
1971 13.30 2.64%
1970 12.96 2.54%
1969 12.64 2.43%
1968 12.34 2.32%
1967 12.06 2.24%
1966 11.80 2.15%
1965 11.55 2.07%
1964 11.31 1.94%
1963 11.10 1.86%
1962 10.90 1.89%
1961 10.70 1.88%
1960 10.50 1.82%
1959 10.31 1.75%
1958 10.13 1.69%
1957 9.96 1.66%
1956 9.80 1.64%
1955 9.64 1.62%
1954 9.49 1.60%
1953 9.34 1.57%
1952 9.20 1.53%
1951 9.06 1.48%
1950 8.93 0.00%