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Population in the United Kingdom compared to Yemen: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Kingdom's population is 70,154,914 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 1.62 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 1.37% 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 2006, the population of the United Kingdom has increased from 60.8M people to 70.2M (15.3% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

United Kingdom vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
United Kingdom Yemen
2100 74,700,585 111,531,602
2099 74,831,175 111,216,538
2098 74,950,267 110,873,896
2097 75,064,397 110,513,248
2096 75,176,691 110,125,357
2095 75,287,063 109,718,989
2094 75,383,856 109,287,747
2093 75,482,205 108,834,256
2092 75,575,769 108,350,834
2091 75,666,091 107,845,139
2090 75,753,129 107,319,234
2089 75,835,723 106,769,903
2088 75,907,614 106,198,480
2087 75,978,712 105,606,248
2086 76,046,742 104,994,691
2085 76,105,680 104,356,315
2084 76,156,223 103,704,067
2083 76,205,894 103,033,111
2082 76,246,844 102,348,794
2081 76,274,040 101,642,012
2080 76,306,205 100,920,728
2079 76,334,949 100,179,245
2078 76,353,484 99,422,962
2077 76,371,123 98,654,481
2076 76,373,520 97,862,812
2075 76,386,071 97,057,105
2074 76,397,426 96,230,615
2073 76,406,554 95,389,748
2072 76,398,941 94,528,518
2071 76,388,223 93,646,094
2070 76,378,505 92,750,891
2069 76,371,827 91,836,719
2068 76,370,973 90,906,457
2067 76,363,548 89,961,778
2066 76,356,638 88,998,844
2065 76,355,841 88,022,210
2064 76,352,770 87,033,422
2063 76,353,175 86,020,867
2062 76,346,535 84,985,459
2061 76,344,206 83,934,120
2060 76,344,725 82,867,105
2059 76,345,215 81,781,887
2058 76,326,961 80,678,032
2057 76,307,006 79,563,835
2056 76,274,247 78,436,146
2055 76,235,304 77,296,391
2054 76,167,710 76,143,587
2053 76,094,051 74,985,186
2052 76,001,979 73,813,387
2051 75,895,690 72,631,340
2050 75,777,445 71,436,891
2049 75,646,044 70,243,074
2048 75,499,380 69,043,876
2047 75,338,951 67,843,741
2046 75,171,300 66,638,116
2045 74,993,186 65,433,874
2044 74,807,530 64,230,423
2043 74,607,485 63,031,296
2042 74,407,783 61,838,177
2041 74,203,292 60,651,763
2040 73,994,525 59,475,172
2039 73,782,112 58,303,694
2038 73,559,085 57,135,690
2037 73,335,723 55,973,689
2036 73,101,646 54,809,098
2035 72,850,722 53,641,994
2034 72,597,177 52,476,195
2033 72,322,802 51,307,469
2032 72,046,316 50,140,351
2031 71,757,868 48,969,961
2030 71,442,811 47,786,079
2029 71,123,782 46,594,926
2028 70,783,199 45,403,313
2027 70,421,923 44,203,683
2026 70,055,911 43,000,078
2025 69,658,188 41,792,731
2024 69,226,000 40,583,164
2023 68,492,000 39,390,799
2022 67,604,000 38,222,876
2021 66,984,000 37,140,230
2020 66,744,000 36,134,863
2019 66,631,000 35,111,408
2018 66,289,000 34,085,182
2017 65,966,000 33,090,921
2016 65,607,000 32,109,010
2015 65,088,000 31,159,379
2014 64,620,000 30,226,309
2013 64,139,000 29,312,952
2012 63,711,000 28,433,647
2011 63,258,810 27,582,897
2010 62,766,365 26,754,387
2009 62,276,270 25,927,724
2008 61,806,995 25,111,941
2007 61,322,463 24,318,082
2006 60,846,820 23,543,083
2005 60,401,206 22,790,085
2004 59,987,905 22,095,167
2003 59,647,577 21,456,379
2002 59,370,479 20,835,086
2001 59,119,673 20,226,147
2000 58,892,514 19,624,141
1999 58,682,466 19,029,420
1998 58,487,141 18,446,013
1997 58,316,954 17,873,936
1996 58,166,950 17,313,177
1995 58,019,030 16,740,058
1994 57,865,745 16,149,147
1993 57,718,614 15,563,914
1992 57,580,402 14,989,494
1991 57,424,897 14,430,201
1990 57,247,586 13,887,862
1989 57,076,711 13,364,174
1988 56,928,327 12,859,708
1987 56,802,050 12,369,912
1986 56,681,396 11,901,040
1985 56,550,268 11,453,825
1984 56,422,072 11,025,597
1983 56,332,848 10,621,499
1982 56,313,641 10,241,006
1981 56,333,829 9,882,362
1980 56,314,216 9,543,358
1979 56,246,951 9,224,194
1978 56,196,504 8,926,586
1977 56,193,492 8,648,222
1976 56,211,968 8,384,113
1975 56,225,800 8,133,598
1974 56,229,974 7,896,783
1973 56,194,527 7,672,796
1972 56,086,065 7,460,068
1971 55,896,223 7,257,462
1970 55,663,250 7,065,279
1969 55,441,750 6,875,859
1968 55,211,700 6,690,524
1967 54,943,600 6,516,444
1966 54,648,500 6,351,494
1965 54,348,050 6,195,593
1964 54,000,000 6,048,006
1963 53,650,000 5,911,135
1962 53,250,000 5,782,221
1961 52,800,000 5,655,232
1960 52,400,000 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United Kingdom gained 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2006 and is 22nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
United Kingdom Yemen
2100 -0.17% 0.28%
2099 -0.16% 0.31%
2098 -0.15% 0.33%
2097 -0.15% 0.35%
2096 -0.15% 0.37%
2095 -0.13% 0.39%
2094 -0.13% 0.42%
2093 -0.12% 0.45%
2092 -0.12% 0.47%
2091 -0.11% 0.49%
2090 -0.11% 0.51%
2089 -0.09% 0.54%
2088 -0.09% 0.56%
2087 -0.09% 0.58%
2086 -0.08% 0.61%
2085 -0.07% 0.63%
2084 -0.07% 0.65%
2083 -0.05% 0.67%
2082 -0.04% 0.7%
2081 -0.04% 0.71%
2080 -0.04% 0.74%
2079 -0.02% 0.76%
2078 -0.02% 0.78%
2077 -0.003% 0.81%
2076 -0.02% 0.83%
2075 -0.01% 0.86%
2074 -0.01% 0.88%
2073 0.01% 0.91%
2072 0.01% 0.94%
2071 0.01% 0.97%
2070 0.009% 1%
2069 0.001% 1.02%
2068 0.01% 1.05%
2067 0.009% 1.08%
2066 0.001% 1.11%
2065 0.004% 1.14%
2064 -0% 1.18%
2063 0.009% 1.22%
2062 0.003% 1.25%
2061 -0.001% 1.29%
2060 -0.001% 1.33%
2059 0.02% 1.37%
2058 0.03% 1.4%
2057 0.04% 1.44%
2056 0.05% 1.47%
2055 0.09% 1.51%
2054 0.1% 1.54%
2053 0.12% 1.59%
2052 0.14% 1.63%
2051 0.16% 1.67%
2050 0.17% 1.7%
2049 0.19% 1.74%
2048 0.21% 1.77%
2047 0.22% 1.81%
2046 0.24% 1.84%
2045 0.25% 1.87%
2044 0.27% 1.9%
2043 0.27% 1.93%
2042 0.28% 1.96%
2041 0.28% 1.98%
2040 0.29% 2.01%
2039 0.3% 2.04%
2038 0.3% 2.08%
2037 0.32% 2.12%
2036 0.34% 2.18%
2035 0.35% 2.22%
2034 0.38% 2.28%
2033 0.38% 2.33%
2032 0.4% 2.39%
2031 0.44% 2.48%
2030 0.45% 2.56%
2029 0.48% 2.62%
2028 0.51% 2.71%
2027 0.52% 2.8%
2026 0.57% 2.89%
2025 0.62% 2.98%
2024 1.07% 3.03%
2023 1.31% 3.06%
2022 0.93% 2.92%
2021 0.36% 2.78%
2020 0.17% 2.91%
2019 0.52% 3.01%
2018 0.49% 3%
2017 0.55% 3.06%
2016 0.8% 3.05%
2015 0.72% 3.09%
2014 0.75% 3.12%
2013 0.67% 3.09%
2012 0.71% 3.08%
2011 0.78% 3.1%
2010 0.79% 3.19%
2009 0.76% 3.25%
2008 0.79% 3.26%
2007 0.78% 3.29%
2006 0.74% 3.3%
2005 0.69% 3.15%
2004 0.57% 2.98%
2003 0.47% 2.98%
2002 0.42% 3.01%
2001 0.39% 3.07%
2000 0.36% 3.13%
1999 0.33% 3.16%
1998 0.29% 3.2%
1997 0.26% 3.24%
1996 0.25% 3.42%
1995 0.26% 3.66%
1994 0.25% 3.76%
1993 0.24% 3.83%
1992 0.27% 3.88%
1991 0.31% 3.91%
1990 0.3% 3.92%
1989 0.26% 3.92%
1988 0.22% 3.96%
1987 0.21% 3.94%
1986 0.23% 3.9%
1985 0.23% 3.88%
1984 0.16% 3.8%
1983 0.03% 3.72%
1982 -0.04% 3.63%
1981 0.03% 3.55%
1980 0.12% 3.46%
1979 0.09% 3.33%
1978 0.005% 3.22%
1977 -0.03% 3.15%
1976 -0.02% 3.08%
1975 -0.007% 3%
1974 0.06% 2.92%
1973 0.19% 2.85%
1972 0.34% 2.79%
1971 0.42% 2.72%
1970 0.4% 2.75%
1969 0.42% 2.77%
1968 0.49% 2.67%
1967 0.54% 2.6%
1966 0.55% 2.52%
1965 0.64% 2.44%
1964 0.65% 2.32%
1963 0.75% 2.23%
1962 0.85% 2.25%
1961 0.76% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the United Kingdom grew by 1.07%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

United Kingdom Yemen
Current population
70154914
43325643
Population rank 22/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.85% 0.52%
One net population change
43 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
45.9 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
48.4 seconds
2.78 minutes
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 97/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.35 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +389,911 -16,291
Net migration rank 4/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 11,845,479 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 4/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 36/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
United Kingdom Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 389,911 - -16,291
2024 - 417,114 - -10,482
2023 34,589 445,523 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 39,751 487,029 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 30,612 462,967 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -4,272 144,221 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 108,342 232,727 1,056,432 2,129
2018 119,321 259,744 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 145,125 272,311 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 177,139 324,649 975,697 -6,492
2015 175,738 347,839 939,922 -9,883
2014 206,784 306,091 920,330 15,764
2013 198,830 237,272 884,929 5,697
2012 248,473 172,088 845,645 22,349
2011 259,361 228,773 806,359 27,184
2010 251,066 274,811 803,246 20,269
2009 230,422 249,639 798,911 30,919
2008 216,325 263,390 779,123 22,621
2007 196,232 309,385 764,780 21,210
2006 176,455 288,923 750,082 13,940
2005 144,963 308,279 726,708 15,283
2004 131,974 276,077 710,493 -62,641
2003 89,471 211,846 694,457 -64,737
2002 65,308 203,577 672,494 -59,648
2001 65,032 175,133 658,704 -53,698
2000 70,671 153,917 646,694 -47,713
1999 64,551 152,653 633,166 -42,731
1998 87,730 125,541 615,488 -39,096
1997 99,138 59,723 604,443 -36,694
1996 98,884 54,964 588,786 -35,043
1995 87,028 61,385 607,966 -15,485
1994 127,304 45,339 602,363 -13,040
1993 103,893 27,403 595,459 -14,332
1992 149,709 17,846 582,072 -14,372
1991 143,562 27,601 565,837 -14,964
1990 154,569 57,132 549,654 -15,847
1989 119,861 49,586 530,464 -16,876
1988 136,628 13,952 513,296 -17,952
1987 136,325 8,266 493,337 -9,097
1986 90,690 41,836 464,665 -11,151
1985 79,170 83,164 455,576 -14,660
1984 84,633 71,107 434,674 -19,143
1983 61,966 27,063 414,823 -22,152
1982 56,314 -61,152 392,302 -23,981
1981 73,234 -83,876 374,482 -25,499
1980 95,734 -25,187 355,767 -26,740
1979 61,872 11,255 336,378 -27,090
1978 16,859 3,783 312,439 -26,524
1977 0 -21,636 296,115 -25,305
1976 -5,621 -19,135 281,078 -23,669
1975 33,735 -40,241 266,815 -23,192
1974 67,476 -65,710 252,737 -22,726
1973 112,389 -33,840 240,235 -22,282
1972 162,650 -1,406 229,322 -21,826
1971 257,123 1,175 219,095 -21,386
1970 244,918 -15,254 207,613 -20,966
1969 260,577 -60,655 196,305 -4,121
1968 292,622 -38,852 182,518 -4,031
1967 346,145 -39,659 173,637 -3,959
1966 333,356 -27,935 164,091 -3,874
1965 364,132 -24,955 155,398 -3,797
1964 405,000 -23,885 147,299 -3,712
1963 337,995 8,271 133,781 -3,640
1962 340,800 76,443 131,262 -3,572
1961 311,519 52,295 129,787 -3,503
1960 314,400 19,953 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/yemen | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 23.9% of the population change in the United Kingdom is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people). In Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 11,845,479 residents or 17.1% of the population were not native-born in the United Kingdom, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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