The latest officially reported population of the United States was 340,110,988 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United States' population is 343,323,530 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 8.04 times bigger than Yemen's.
- The United States is ranked the 3rd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 4.67% of the world: 4.15% for the United States vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, the United States has had an average growth rate of +0.67% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of the United States has increased from 296M people to 343M (16.2% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
United States vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
343323530
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42727988
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| Population rank | 3/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 4.15% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
6.07 seconds
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
8.8 seconds
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
10.2 seconds
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
24.5 seconds
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,286,132 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +14,236 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,196,093 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 72/197 | 14/197 |
the United States and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | 76,094,000 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% | - |
| 1902 | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% | - |
| 1903 | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% | - |
| 1904 | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% | - |
| 1905 | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% | - |
| 1906 | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% | - |
| 1907 | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% | - |
| 1908 | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% | - |
| 1909 | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% | - |
| 1910 | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% | - |
| 1911 | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% | - |
| 1912 | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% | - |
| 1913 | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% | - |
| 1914 | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% | - |
| 1915 | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% | - |
| 1916 | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% | - |
| 1917 | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% | - |
| 1918 | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% | - |
| 1919 | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% | - |
| 1920 | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% | - |
| 1921 | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% | - |
| 1922 | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% | - |
| 1923 | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% | - |
| 1924 | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% | - |
| 1925 | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% | - |
| 1926 | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% | - |
| 1927 | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% | - |
| 1928 | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% | - |
| 1929 | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% | - |
| 1930 | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% | - |
| 1931 | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% | - |
| 1932 | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% | - |
| 1933 | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% | - |
| 1934 | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% | - |
| 1935 | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% | - |
| 1936 | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% | - |
| 1937 | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% | - |
| 1938 | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% | - |
| 1939 | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% | - |
| 1940 | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% | - |
| 1941 | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% | - |
| 1942 | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% | - |
| 1943 | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% | - |
| 1944 | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% | - |
| 1945 | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% | - |
| 1946 | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% | - |
| 1947 | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% | - |
| 1948 | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% | - |
| 1949 | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% | - |
| 1950 | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% | - |
| 1951 | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% | - |
| 1952 | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% | - |
| 1953 | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% | - |
| 1954 | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% | - |
| 1955 | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% | - |
| 1956 | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% | - |
| 1957 | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% | - |
| 1958 | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% | - |
| 1959 | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% | - |
| 1960 | 180,671,158 | 5,532,301 | 1.6% | - |
| 1961 | 183,691,481 | 5,655,232 | 1.67% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 186,537,737 | 5,782,221 | 1.55% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 189,241,798 | 5,911,135 | 1.45% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 191,888,791 | 6,048,006 | 1.4% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 194,302,963 | 6,195,593 | 1.26% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 196,560,338 | 6,351,494 | 1.16% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 198,712,056 | 6,516,444 | 1.09% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 200,706,052 | 6,690,524 | 1% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 202,676,946 | 6,875,859 | 0.98% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 205,052,174 | 7,065,279 | 1.17% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 207,660,677 | 7,257,462 | 1.27% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 209,896,021 | 7,460,068 | 1.08% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 211,908,788 | 7,672,796 | 0.96% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 213,853,928 | 7,896,783 | 0.92% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 215,973,199 | 8,133,598 | 0.99% | 3% |
| 1976 | 218,035,164 | 8,384,113 | 0.95% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 220,239,425 | 8,648,222 | 1.01% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 222,584,545 | 8,926,586 | 1.06% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 225,055,487 | 9,224,194 | 1.11% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 226,542,250 | 9,543,358 | 0.66% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 229,465,744 | 9,882,362 | 1.29% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 231,664,432 | 10,241,006 | 0.96% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 233,792,014 | 10,621,499 | 0.92% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 235,824,908 | 11,025,597 | 0.87% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 237,923,734 | 11,453,825 | 0.89% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 240,132,831 | 11,901,040 | 0.93% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 242,288,936 | 12,369,912 | 0.9% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 244,499,004 | 12,859,708 | 0.91% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 246,819,222 | 13,364,174 | 0.95% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 250,131,894 | 13,887,862 | 1.34% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 253,492,503 | 14,430,201 | 1.34% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 256,894,189 | 14,989,494 | 1.34% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 260,255,352 | 15,563,914 | 1.31% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 263,435,673 | 16,149,147 | 1.22% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 266,557,091 | 16,740,058 | 1.18% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 269,667,391 | 17,313,177 | 1.17% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 272,911,760 | 17,873,936 | 1.2% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 276,115,288 | 18,446,013 | 1.17% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 279,294,713 | 19,029,420 | 1.15% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 282,162,411 | 19,624,141 | 1.03% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 284,968,955 | 20,226,147 | 0.99% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 287,625,193 | 20,835,086 | 0.93% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 290,107,933 | 21,456,379 | 0.86% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 292,805,298 | 22,095,167 | 0.93% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 295,516,599 | 22,790,085 | 0.93% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 298,379,912 | 23,543,083 | 0.97% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 301,231,207 | 24,318,082 | 0.96% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 304,093,966 | 25,111,941 | 0.95% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 306,771,529 | 25,927,724 | 0.88% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 309,327,143 | 26,754,387 | 0.83% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 311,583,481 | 27,582,897 | 0.73% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 313,877,662 | 28,433,647 | 0.74% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 316,059,947 | 29,312,952 | 0.7% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 318,386,329 | 30,226,309 | 0.74% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 320,738,994 | 31,159,379 | 0.74% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 323,071,755 | 32,109,010 | 0.73% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 325,122,128 | 33,090,921 | 0.63% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 326,838,199 | 34,085,182 | 0.53% | 3% |
| 2019 | 328,329,953 | 35,111,408 | 0.46% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 331,526,933 | 36,134,863 | 0.97% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 331,893,745 | 37,140,230 | 0.11% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 333,271,411 | 38,222,876 | 0.42% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 334,914,895 | 39,390,799 | 0.49% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 340,110,988 | 40,583,164 | 1.55% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 341,931,772 | 41,773,871 | 0.54% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 343,664,369 | 42,961,650 | 0.51% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 345,331,185 | 44,145,620 | 0.49% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 346,981,137 | 45,323,685 | 0.48% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 348,601,982 | 46,497,573 | 0.47% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 350,176,974 | 47,667,649 | 0.45% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 351,725,612 | 48,827,503 | 0.44% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 353,249,060 | 49,979,089 | 0.43% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 354,749,644 | 51,129,867 | 0.42% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 356,234,239 | 52,279,989 | 0.42% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 357,694,316 | 53,429,308 | 0.41% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 359,119,002 | 54,578,046 | 0.4% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 360,517,853 | 55,724,259 | 0.39% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 361,895,407 | 56,872,152 | 0.38% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 363,229,908 | 58,024,713 | 0.37% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 364,512,364 | 59,181,514 | 0.35% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 365,753,139 | 60,345,667 | 0.34% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 366,969,419 | 61,517,965 | 0.33% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 368,146,925 | 62,696,517 | 0.32% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 369,258,123 | 63,880,172 | 0.3% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 370,318,770 | 65,066,344 | 0.29% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 371,328,255 | 66,253,578 | 0.27% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 372,299,116 | 67,438,796 | 0.26% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 373,230,539 | 68,620,844 | 0.25% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 374,119,803 | 69,799,794 | 0.24% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 374,986,259 | 70,976,389 | 0.23% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the United States increased by 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the United States gained 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
The United States was ranked 3rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 3rd 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 States' population will grow by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd. 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 |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between the United States and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 79.6 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 40.2 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.62 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 96.3 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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