Which has higher population in largest city, Dominican Republic or Yemen?

Dominican Republic, at 3.65 million against 3.53 million in Yemen as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Dominican Republic and Yemen?

120,680, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Yemen?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Yemen: Population in largest city

Dominican Republic

3.65 million

in 2025

Yemen

3.53 million

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

51st

Yemen rank

54th

Population in largest city over time

Dominican Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.65 million against 3.53 million in Yemen, a difference of 120,680.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 153 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	495,559	155,640	339,918	Dominican Republic
1970s	897,760	240,146	657,614	Dominican Republic
1980s	1.38 million	398,113	978,538	Dominican Republic
1990s	1.70 million	975,701	722,749	Dominican Republic
2000s	2.27 million	1.69 million	581,052	Dominican Republic
2010s	2.91 million	2.46 million	452,026	Dominican Republic
2020s	3.49 million	3.24 million	244,328	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Dominican Republic or Yemen?: Dominican Republic, at 3.65 million against 3.53 million in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Dominican Republic and Yemen?: 120,680, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Yemen?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Yemen rank globally for population in largest city?: Dominican Republic ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.