Sudan vs Yemen: Rural population, annual growth rate
Sudan
2.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Yemen
2.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sudan rank
13th
Yemen rank
11th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.57 % change on previous year against 2.3 % change on previous year in Sudan, a difference of 0.27 % change on previous year.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 11th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.5107 % change on previous year | Sudan |
| 1970s | 3.44 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 0.9254 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.1259 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.1284 % change on previous year | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 0.3665 % change on previous year | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.57 % change on previous year against 2.3 % change on previous year in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.27 % change on previous year, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Sudan ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 11th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.