Urban population, male in Yemen
Yemen: Urban population, male was 18.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Yemen, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Yemen is 18.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Yemen peaked at 18.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1980.
That places Yemen 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.6% | — |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 18.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.2% compare
- 147 Aruba 19.2% compare
- 148 Guinea 19.0% compare
- 150 Bangladesh 18.0% compare
- 151 Uzbekistan 17.9% compare
- 152 Grenada 17.8% compare
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Yemen?
- Urban population, male in Yemen was 18.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for urban population, male?
- Yemen ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.