Military personnel, per square kilometre in Yemen
Yemen: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0758 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0758 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022.
The figure is down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Yemen peaked at 0.2405 people per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 people per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Yemen 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Yemen, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2405 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2405 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1212 people per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1212 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1307 people per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1288 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1307 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1307 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.125 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1023 people per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.125 people per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0379 people per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0379 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0758 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 people per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0758 people per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4428 people per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1506 people per square kilometre | 0.1212 people per square kilometre | 0.2405 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1241 people per square kilometre | 0.1023 people per square kilometre | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0951 people per square kilometre | 0.0379 people per square kilometre | 0.1269 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | 0.0758 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0849 people per square kilometre compare
- 116 South Sudan 0.0839 people per square kilometre compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.075 people per square kilometre compare
- 120 Senegal 0.0727 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Russia 0.0727 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Yemen?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Yemen was 0.0758 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2405 people per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.