Population density rose 2.35% to 45.2 km per capita in Yemen in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Yemen reached an all time high of 46.2 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 9.82 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Yemen's main peers, population density in Djibouti amounted to 37.1 km per capita, 60.7 km per capita in Eritrea, 10.7 km per capita in Oman and 13.2 km per capita in Saudi Arabia in 2015.
Yemen has been ranked 121st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Djibouti | km per capita | 35.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | km per capita | 55.0 | 56.8 | 58.7 | 60.7 | 62.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | km per capita | 84.8 | 87.1 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 94.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | km per capita | 66.6 | 68.1 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 72.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Oman | km per capita | 8.60 | 9.06 | 9.77 | 10.7 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | km per capita | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | km per capita | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | km per capita | 92.3 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |