Afghanistan vs Yemen: Rural population
Afghanistan
32.47 million
in 2025
Yemen
26.30 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
19th
Yemen rank
22nd
Rural population over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 32.47 million against 26.30 million in Yemen, a difference of 6.17 million.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 million | 5.88 million | 3.14 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 10.88 million | 7.37 million | 3.51 million | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9.67 million | 9.50 million | 173,033 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 13.23 million | 12.57 million | 658,509 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 19.05 million | 16.11 million | 2.93 million | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 25.14 million | 20.77 million | 4.37 million | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 30.73 million | 24.71 million | 6.02 million | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 32.47 million against 26.30 million in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 6.17 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for rural population?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.