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Urban population share in Yemen

Urban population share in Yemen was 37% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 178th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202537%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank178th of 215Countries ranked
Series high372025
Series low3.41960

Urban population share in Yemen, 1960 to 2025

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010203040196019701980199020002010202020251960: 3.4 %1961: 3.6 %1962: 3.8 %1963: 4 %1964: 4.2 %1965: 4.5 %1966: 4.8 %1967: 5 %1968: 5.3 %1969: 5.7 %1970: 6 %1971: 6.4 %1972: 6.9 %1973: 7.4 %1974: 8 %1975: 8.7 %1976: 9.4 %1977: 10.1 %1978: 10.8 %1979: 11.6 %1980: 12.4 %1981: 13.2 %1982: 14 %1983: 14.7 %1984: 15.5 %1985: 16.3 %1986: 17 %1987: 17.8 %1988: 18.6 %1989: 19.4 %1990: 20.2 %1991: 21 %1992: 21.8 %1993: 22.5 %1994: 23.2 %1995: 23.8 %1996: 24.4 %1997: 25 %1998: 25.5 %1999: 26.1 %2000: 26.6 %2001: 27.1 %2002: 27.6 %2003: 28 %2004: 28.5 %2005: 28.9 %2006: 29.2 %2007: 29.6 %2008: 30 %2009: 30.3 %2010: 30.6 %2011: 30.9 %2012: 31.2 %2013: 31.4 %2014: 31.9 %2015: 32.4 %2016: 33 %2017: 33.6 %2018: 34.2 %2019: 34.9 %2020: 35.7 %2021: 36.1 %2022: 36.3 %2023: 36.6 %2024: 36.8 %2025: 37 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202537
202436.8
202336.6
202236.3
202136.1
202035.7
201934.9
201834.2
201733.6
201633
201532.4
201431.9
201331.4
201231.2
201130.9
201030.6
200930.3
200830
200729.6
200629.2
200528.9
200428.5
200328
200227.6
200127.1
200026.6
199926.1
199825.5
199725
199624.4
199523.8
199423.2
199322.5
199221.8
199121
199020.2
198919.4
198818.6
198717.8
198617
198516.3
198415.5
198314.7
198214
198113.2
198012.4
197911.6
197810.8
197710.1
19769.4
19758.7
19748
19737.4
19726.9
19716.4
19706
19695.7
19685.3
19675
19664.8
19654.5
19644.2
19634
19623.8
19613.6
19603.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Yemen?

Urban population share in Yemen was 37% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 178th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Yemen?

37% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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