The Vatican has a population density of 5,886 people per square mile compared to 199.1 people in Yemen. The Vatican has 5,274 sq ft of land per person vs 147,203 sq ft in Yemen. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Vatican and Yemen are ranked 3rd and 115th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Vatican has 0.00001% of the world's population and 0.0000003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.5% of the population and 0.35% of the land area for Yemen, hence the population density in the Vatican is 2,857% higher than in Yemen.
Population density comparison
Vatican
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 5,886 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 3/197 | 115/197 |
| Population |
949
|
42727988
|
| Land area | 0.17 sq mi | 203,850 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 4,736 sq ft | 140,034 sq ft |
| Rural population | n/a | 59.5% |
| Urban population | n/a | 40.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 7.29% |
the Vatican vs Yemen:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Vatican increased by 13.6%, compared to a 78.9% growth in Yemen.
In 2000, the Vatican ranked 3rd for population density and is in 3rd place still. Yemen was 133rd in 2000 and ranks 122nd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Vatican
|
Yemen
|
|
| 2024 | - | 199.1 |
| 2023 | - | 193.2 |
| 2022 | - | 187.5 |
| 2021 | - | 182.2 |
| 2020 | - | 177.3 |
| 2019 | 5,886 | 172.2 |
| 2018 | 5,886 | 167.2 |
| 2017 | 5,886 | 162.3 |
| 2016 | 5,886 | 157.5 |
| 2015 | 5,886 | 152.9 |
| 2014 | 4,956 | 148.3 |
| 2013 | 4,939 | 143.8 |
| 2012 | 4,921 | 139.5 |
| 2011 | 4,897 | 135.3 |
| 2010 | 4,880 | 131.2 |
| 2009 | 4,862 | 127.2 |
| 2008 | 4,850 | 123.2 |
| 2007 | 4,833 | 119.3 |
| 2006 | 5,486 | 115.5 |
| 2005 | 5,421 | 111.8 |
| 2004 | 5,421 | 108.4 |
| 2003 | 5,362 | 105.3 |
| 2002 | 5,298 | 102.2 |
| 2001 | 5,239 | 99.2 |
| 2000 | 5,180 | 96.3 |
| 1999 | - | 93.3 |
| 1998 | - | 90.5 |
| 1997 | - | 87.7 |
| 1996 | - | 84.9 |
| 1995 | - | 82.1 |
| 1994 | - | 79.2 |
| 1993 | - | 76.3 |
| 1992 | - | 73.5 |
| 1991 | - | 70.8 |
| 1990 | - | 68.1 |
| 1989 | - | 65.6 |
| 1988 | - | 63.1 |
| 1987 | - | 60.7 |
| 1986 | - | 58.4 |
| 1985 | - | 56.2 |
| 1984 | - | 54.1 |
| 1983 | - | 52.1 |
| 1982 | - | 50.2 |
| 1981 | - | 48.5 |
| 1980 | - | 46.8 |
| 1979 | - | 45.2 |
| 1978 | - | 43.8 |
| 1977 | - | 42.4 |
| 1976 | - | 41.1 |
| 1975 | - | 39.9 |
| 1974 | - | 38.7 |
| 1973 | - | 37.6 |
| 1972 | - | 36.6 |
| 1971 | - | 35.6 |
| 1970 | - | 34.7 |
| 1969 | - | 33.7 |
| 1968 | - | 32.8 |
| 1967 | - | 32 |
| 1966 | - | 31.2 |
| 1965 | - | 30.4 |
| 1964 | - | 29.7 |
| 1963 | - | 29 |
| 1962 | - | 28.4 |
| 1961 | - | 27.7 |
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