Mexico vs Yemen: Population in the largest city
Mexico
21.5%
in 2025
Yemen
22.8%
in 2025
Mexico rank
109th
Yemen rank
106th
Population in the largest city over time
- Mexico
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 22.8% against 21.5% in Mexico, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Mexico ranks 109th and Yemen ranks 106th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4% | 57.4% | 28.0% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 29.1% | 36.7% | 7.6% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 21.7% | 6.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 26.1% | 2.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 24.7% | 2.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 22.9% | 1.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Mexico or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 22.8% against 21.5% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Mexico and Yemen?
- 1.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Yemen rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Mexico ranks 109th 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.