Rural population, per capita in Yemen, Republic of
Yemen, Republic of: Rural population, per capita was 0.6297 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Yemen, Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Yemen, Republic of is 0.6297 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Yemen, Republic of peaked at 0.966 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6297 units per person, in 2025.
Yemen, Republic of ranks 39th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9557 units per person | 0.9433 units per person | 0.966 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9147 units per person | 0.8841 units per person | 0.9398 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8413 units per person | 0.8063 units per person | 0.8763 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7666 units per person | 0.7392 units per person | 0.7982 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7143 units per person | 0.697 units per person | 0.7339 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6759 units per person | 0.6509 units per person | 0.6938 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6358 units per person | 0.6297 units per person | 0.643 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen, Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture share gdp 28.75 (2018)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 28.75 (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
- Rural population 63.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Yemen, Republic of?
- Rural population, per capita in Yemen, Republic of was 0.6297 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.966 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6297 units per person in 2025.
- How does Yemen, Republic of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Yemen, Republic of ranks 39th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.