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Urban population share in Yemen

Latest: 37.0%
Previous: 36.8%
Change: +0.23 (+0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Yemen
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	4.8%
Dec 31, 1967	5.0%
Dec 31, 1968	5.3%
Dec 31, 1969	5.7%
Dec 31, 1970	6.0%
Dec 31, 1971	6.4%
Dec 31, 1972	6.9%
Dec 31, 1973	7.4%
Dec 31, 1974	8.0%
Dec 31, 1975	8.7%
Dec 31, 1976	9.4%
Dec 31, 1977	10.1%
Dec 31, 1978	10.8%
Dec 31, 1979	11.6%
Dec 31, 1980	12.4%
Dec 31, 1981	13.2%
Dec 31, 1982	14.0%
Dec 31, 1983	14.7%
Dec 31, 1984	15.5%
Dec 31, 1985	16.3%
Dec 31, 1986	17.0%
Dec 31, 1987	17.8%
Dec 31, 1988	18.6%
Dec 31, 1989	19.4%
Dec 31, 1990	20.2%
Dec 31, 1991	21.0%
Dec 31, 1992	21.8%
Dec 31, 1993	22.5%
Dec 31, 1994	23.2%
Dec 31, 1995	23.8%
Dec 31, 1996	24.4%
Dec 31, 1997	25.0%
Dec 31, 1998	25.5%
Dec 31, 1999	26.1%
Dec 31, 2000	26.6%
Dec 31, 2001	27.1%
Dec 31, 2002	27.6%
Dec 31, 2003	28.0%
Dec 31, 2004	28.5%
Dec 31, 2005	28.9%
Dec 31, 2006	29.2%
Dec 31, 2007	29.6%
Dec 31, 2008	30.0%
Dec 31, 2009	30.3%
Dec 31, 2010	30.6%
Dec 31, 2011	30.9%
Dec 31, 2012	31.2%
Dec 31, 2013	31.4%
Dec 31, 2014	31.9%
Dec 31, 2015	32.4%
Dec 31, 2016	33.0%
Dec 31, 2017	33.6%
Dec 31, 2018	34.2%
Dec 31, 2019	34.9%
Dec 31, 2020	35.7%
Dec 31, 2021	36.1%
Dec 31, 2022	36.3%
Dec 31, 2023	36.6%
Dec 31, 2024	36.8%
Dec 31, 2025	37.0%

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