Rural population, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Rural population, per capita was 0.6297 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Yemen, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Yemen 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 peaked at 0.966 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6297 units per person, in 2025.
Yemen ranks 38th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.966 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9641 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.962 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9598 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9576 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9551 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9525 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9497 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9466 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9433 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9398 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9358 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.931 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9257 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9197 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9133 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9065 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8993 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8918 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8841 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8763 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8684 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8605 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8526 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8449 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8373 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8299 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8223 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8144 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8063 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7982 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7902 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7824 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7751 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7683 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.762 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.756 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7502 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7446 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7392 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7339 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.729 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7242 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7197 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7155 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7115 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7076 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7039 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7004 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.697 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6938 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6908 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.688 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6856 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6814 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6761 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6705 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6644 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6579 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6509 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.643 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6393 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6368 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6343 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6319 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6297 units per person | -0.4% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.6297 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.6297 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2052 units per person, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (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?
- Rural population, per capita in Yemen was 0.6297 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.966 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6297 units per person in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for rural population, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.