Afghanistan vs Yemen: Birth rate vs. death rate
Afghanistan
35.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
35.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Yemen rank
12th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 35.44 births per 1,000 people against 35.21 births per 1,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.23 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.04 births per 1,000 people | 54.45 births per 1,000 people | 4.41 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1960s | 50.89 births per 1,000 people | 56.5 births per 1,000 people | 5.61 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1970s | 51.37 births per 1,000 people | 54.98 births per 1,000 people | 3.61 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1980s | 52.16 births per 1,000 people | 53.48 births per 1,000 people | 1.32 births per 1,000 people | Yemen |
| 1990s | 51.84 births per 1,000 people | 46.16 births per 1,000 people | 5.69 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 45.97 births per 1,000 people | 38.64 births per 1,000 people | 7.33 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 39.44 births per 1,000 people | 35.67 births per 1,000 people | 3.77 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 36.11 births per 1,000 people | 35.54 births per 1,000 people | 0.5615 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 35.44 births per 1,000 people against 35.21 births per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.23 births per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.