Yemen Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Yemen rural population for 2021 was 20,268,538, a 1.11% increase from 2020.
  • Yemen rural population for 2020 was 20,045,810, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
  • Yemen rural population for 2019 was 19,788,293, a 1.44% increase from 2018.
  • Yemen rural population for 2018 was 19,508,253, a 1.51% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Yemen Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 20,268,538 61.45 1.11%
2020 20,045,810 62.09 1.29%
2019 19,788,293 62.73 1.43%
2018 19,508,253 63.36 1.50%
2017 19,217,203 63.98 1.60%
2016 18,912,762 64.61 1.67%
2015 18,599,346 65.22 1.78%
2014 18,271,388 65.84 1.89%
2013 17,928,441 66.44 1.96%
2012 17,580,686 67.04 2.01%
2011 17,230,684 67.64 2.05%
2010 16,881,310 68.22 2.08%
2009 16,533,799 68.81 2.13%
2008 16,185,896 69.38 2.18%
2007 15,837,529 69.95 2.23%
2006 15,488,437 70.51 2.20%
2005 15,151,322 71.06 2.03%
2004 14,847,192 71.61 1.91%
2003 14,566,420 72.15 1.91%
2002 14,290,346 72.69 1.94%
2001 14,015,499 73.21 2.02%
2000 13,735,499 73.73 2.10%
1999 13,449,693 74.25 2.15%
1998 13,163,136 74.76 2.21%
1997 12,875,480 75.26 2.28%
1996 12,585,518 75.75 2.48%
1995 12,277,186 76.24 2.78%
1994 11,940,947 76.78 2.94%
1993 11,595,353 77.36 3.02%
1992 11,249,970 77.94 3.07%
1991 10,909,772 78.51 3.11%
1990 10,575,574 79.07 3.14%
1989 10,248,331 79.62 3.17%
1988 9,928,495 80.15 3.23%
1987 9,613,119 80.68 3.21%
1986 9,309,023 81.19 3.27%
1985 9,009,105 81.63 3.33%
1984 8,713,807 82.01 3.27%
1983 8,433,665 82.38 3.19%
1982 8,169,223 82.75 3.10%
1981 7,919,734 83.11 3.03%
1980 7,682,994 83.47 2.95%
1979 7,459,648 83.82 2.84%
1978 7,250,637 84.16 2.75%
1977 7,054,047 84.50 2.69%
1976 6,866,895 84.83 2.62%
1975 6,689,563 85.16 2.54%
1974 6,521,981 85.48 2.46%
1973 6,363,750 85.79 2.40%
1972 6,212,762 86.10 2.34%
1971 6,069,046 86.40 2.26%
1970 5,933,407 86.70 1.95%
1969 5,818,710 87.19 1.86%
1968 5,711,385 87.65 1.78%
1967 5,610,793 88.11 1.72%
1966 5,515,212 88.55 1.65%
1965 5,425,010 88.97 1.58%
1964 5,339,744 89.39 1.48%
1963 5,261,519 89.78 1.41%
1962 5,187,771 90.17 1.46%
1961 5,112,550 90.54 1.47%
1960 5,038,095 90.90 %