Afghanistan vs Yemen: Population, total
Afghanistan
43.84 million
in 2025
Yemen
41.77 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
36th
Yemen rank
37th
Population, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 43.84 million against 41.77 million in Yemen, a difference of 2.07 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Globally, Afghanistan ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 37th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.