Uganda vs Yemen: Urban population

Uganda
16.41 million
in 2025
Yemen
15.47 million
in 2025
Uganda rank
54th
Yemen rank
55th

Urban population over time

  • Uganda
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 16.41 million against 15.47 million in Yemen, a difference of 941,900.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Globally, Uganda ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 55th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.