Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen

Yemen: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
77th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.009 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen is 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Yemen ranks 77th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1963 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1964 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1965 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1966 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1967 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1968 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1969 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1970 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1971 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1972 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1973 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1974 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1975 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1976 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1977 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1978 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1979 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1980 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1981 0.0133 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1982 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1983 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1984 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1985 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1986 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre +3.4%
1987 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre +3.2%
1988 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre +3.3%
1989 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre +3.6%
1990 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre +3.9%
1991 0.0188 1000 No per square kilometre +4.3%
1992 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre +4.5%
1993 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre +4.4%
1994 0.0214 1000 No per square kilometre +4.0%
1995 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre +3.5%
1996 0.0228 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1997 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1998 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1999 0.0244 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2000 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2001 0.0255 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2002 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2003 0.0266 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2004 0.0271 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2005 0.0277 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2006 0.0283 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2007 0.0288 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2008 0.0294 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2009 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2010 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2011 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2012 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2013 0.0322 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2014 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2015 0.0333 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2016 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2017 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2018 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2019 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2020 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2021 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2022 0.0364 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2023 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0244 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0329 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0362 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre 4

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  2. 75 Guinea 0.0374 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 76 Dominican Republic 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 78 Honduras 0.0361 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 79 American Samoa 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 80 Portugal 0.0354 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Yemen rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Yemen ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.