Yemen Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 20,728,115, a 1.15% increase from 2022.
  • Yemen rural population for 2022 was 20,491,585, a 1.1% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Yemen Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 20,728,115 60.17 1.15%
2022 20,491,585 60.81 1.09%
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 %