Australia vs Yemen: Population in the largest city
Australia
22.3%
in 2025
Yemen
22.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
107th
Yemen rank
106th
Population in the largest city over time
- Australia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 22.8% against 22.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Australia ranks 107th and Yemen ranks 106th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 57.4% | 31.8% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 36.7% | 10.3% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 21.7% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 25.1% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 26.1% | 3.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 24.7% | 2.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.9% | 0.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Australia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 22.8% against 22.3% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Australia and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Yemen rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Australia ranks 107th and Yemen ranks 106th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.