The latest officially reported population of the United Kingdom was 69,226,000 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Kingdom's population is 69,945,462 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 1.64 times bigger than Yemen's.
- The United Kingdom is ranked the 22nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 1.36% of the world: 0.85% for the United Kingdom vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, the United Kingdom has had an average growth rate of +0.7% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of the United Kingdom has increased from 60.4M people to 69.9M (15.8% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 76.2M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
United Kingdom vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
69945462
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42727988
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| Population rank | 22/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.85% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
43 seconds
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
45.9 seconds
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
48.4 seconds
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.26 minutes
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +417,114 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,011 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +734,000 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.07% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 99/197 | 14/197 |
the United Kingdom and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 52,400,000 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 52,800,000 | 5,655,232 | 0.76% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 53,250,000 | 5,782,221 | 0.85% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 53,650,000 | 5,911,135 | 0.75% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 54,000,000 | 6,048,006 | 0.65% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 54,348,050 | 6,195,593 | 0.64% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 54,648,500 | 6,351,494 | 0.55% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 54,943,600 | 6,516,444 | 0.54% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 55,211,700 | 6,690,524 | 0.49% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 55,441,750 | 6,875,859 | 0.42% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 55,663,250 | 7,065,279 | 0.4% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 55,896,223 | 7,257,462 | 0.42% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 56,086,065 | 7,460,068 | 0.34% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 56,194,527 | 7,672,796 | 0.19% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 56,229,974 | 7,896,783 | 0.06% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 56,225,800 | 8,133,598 | -0.007% | 3% |
| 1976 | 56,211,968 | 8,384,113 | -0.02% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 56,193,492 | 8,648,222 | -0.03% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 56,196,504 | 8,926,586 | 0.005% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 56,246,951 | 9,224,194 | 0.09% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 56,314,216 | 9,543,358 | 0.12% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 56,333,829 | 9,882,362 | 0.03% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 56,313,641 | 10,241,006 | -0.04% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 56,332,848 | 10,621,499 | 0.03% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 56,422,072 | 11,025,597 | 0.16% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 56,550,268 | 11,453,825 | 0.23% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 56,681,396 | 11,901,040 | 0.23% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 56,802,050 | 12,369,912 | 0.21% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 56,928,327 | 12,859,708 | 0.22% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 57,076,711 | 13,364,174 | 0.26% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 57,247,586 | 13,887,862 | 0.3% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 57,424,897 | 14,430,201 | 0.31% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 57,580,402 | 14,989,494 | 0.27% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 57,718,614 | 15,563,914 | 0.24% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 57,865,745 | 16,149,147 | 0.25% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 58,019,030 | 16,740,058 | 0.26% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 58,166,950 | 17,313,177 | 0.25% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 58,316,954 | 17,873,936 | 0.26% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 58,487,141 | 18,446,013 | 0.29% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 58,682,466 | 19,029,420 | 0.33% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 58,892,514 | 19,624,141 | 0.36% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 59,119,673 | 20,226,147 | 0.39% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 59,370,479 | 20,835,086 | 0.42% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 59,647,577 | 21,456,379 | 0.47% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 59,987,905 | 22,095,167 | 0.57% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 60,401,206 | 22,790,085 | 0.69% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 60,846,820 | 23,543,083 | 0.74% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 61,322,463 | 24,318,082 | 0.78% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 61,806,995 | 25,111,941 | 0.79% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 62,276,270 | 25,927,724 | 0.76% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 62,766,365 | 26,754,387 | 0.79% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 63,258,810 | 27,582,897 | 0.78% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 63,711,000 | 28,433,647 | 0.71% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 64,139,000 | 29,312,952 | 0.67% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 64,620,000 | 30,226,309 | 0.75% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 65,088,000 | 31,159,379 | 0.72% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 65,607,000 | 32,109,010 | 0.8% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 65,966,000 | 33,090,921 | 0.55% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 66,289,000 | 34,085,182 | 0.49% | 3% |
| 2019 | 66,631,000 | 35,111,408 | 0.52% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 66,744,000 | 36,134,863 | 0.17% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 66,984,000 | 37,140,230 | 0.36% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 67,604,000 | 38,222,876 | 0.93% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 68,492,000 | 39,390,799 | 1.31% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 69,226,000 | 40,583,164 | 1.07% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 69,639,673 | 41,773,871 | 0.6% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 70,020,350 | 42,961,650 | 0.55% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 70,382,853 | 44,145,620 | 0.52% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 70,732,699 | 45,323,685 | 0.5% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 71,061,482 | 46,497,573 | 0.46% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 71,377,535 | 47,667,649 | 0.44% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 71,678,351 | 48,827,503 | 0.42% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 71,959,934 | 49,979,089 | 0.39% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 72,234,509 | 51,129,867 | 0.38% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 72,497,650 | 52,279,989 | 0.36% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 72,749,096 | 53,429,308 | 0.35% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 72,990,847 | 54,578,046 | 0.33% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 73,218,850 | 55,724,259 | 0.31% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 73,441,349 | 56,872,152 | 0.3% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 73,658,392 | 58,024,713 | 0.3% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 73,868,334 | 59,181,514 | 0.29% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 74,074,316 | 60,345,667 | 0.28% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 74,275,779 | 61,517,965 | 0.27% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 74,475,035 | 62,696,517 | 0.27% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 74,667,284 | 63,880,172 | 0.26% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 74,848,605 | 65,066,344 | 0.24% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 75,020,949 | 66,253,578 | 0.23% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 75,184,478 | 67,438,796 | 0.22% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 75,337,543 | 68,620,844 | 0.2% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 75,476,141 | 69,799,794 | 0.18% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 75,600,588 | 70,976,389 | 0.16% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,686,794 people (a 7.76% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the United Kingdom gained 4,857,462 (a 7.46% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2005 and is 22nd in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 8.09% to 75,600,588 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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Population differences between the United Kingdom and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 81.6 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 41.4 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 41 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.56 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 741 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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