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Yemen: area, population and density
Yemen has 527,970 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 41,773,878; calculated population density is 79 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Yemen ranks 49th of 196 by land area, 37th by population and 111th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 527,970 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 41,773,878World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 79 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Yemen in the country comparison set
Yemen has 527,970 sq km of land area and a population value of 41,773,878 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 49th by land area, 37th by population, and 111th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Yemen first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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