Urban pop in out of slums in Yemen, Republic of

Yemen, Republic of: Urban pop in out of slums was 6.14 million in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
6.14 million
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
32nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
6.14 million
in 2022
All-time low
3.33 million
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Urban pop in out of slums in Yemen, Republic of, 2000–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201120222000: 3.3M2002: 3.5M2004: 3.7M2006: 3.9M2008: 4.0M2010: 4.2M2012: 4.3M2014: 4.4M2016: 4.7M2018: 5.2M2020: 5.7M2022: 6.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen, Republic of recorded 6.14 million for urban pop in out of slums in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban pop in out of slums in Yemen, Republic of peaked at 6.14 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.33 million, in 2000.

That places Yemen, Republic of 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.68 million 3.33 million 4.01 million 5
2010s 4.53 million 4.15 million 5.15 million 5
2020s 5.92 million 5.70 million 6.14 million 2

Countries ranked near Yemen, Republic of

  1. 29 Ghana 6.36 million compare
  2. 30 Madagascar, Republic of 6.31 million compare
  3. 31 Mozambique, Republic of 6.29 million compare
  4. 33 Argentina 6.06 million compare
  5. 34 Burkina Faso 5.40 million compare
  6. 35 Cameroon 4.95 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban pop in out of slums in Yemen, Republic of?
Urban pop in out of slums in Yemen, Republic of was 6.14 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 6.14 million in 2022.
What is the lowest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Yemen, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 3.33 million in 2000.
How does Yemen, Republic of rank for urban pop in out of slums?
Yemen, Republic of ranks 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is urban pop in out of slums rising or falling in Yemen, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
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