Small states vs Yemen: Population ages 15-64, total
Small states
13.43 million
in 2025
Yemen
23.57 million
in 2025
Small states rank
42nd
Yemen rank
43rd
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Small states
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 23.57 million against 13.43 million in Small states, a difference of 10.15 million.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.27 million | 3.39 million | 1.89 million | Small states |
| 1970s | 6.41 million | 4.10 million | 2.31 million | Small states |
| 1980s | 7.77 million | 5.34 million | 2.42 million | Small states |
| 1990s | 9.03 million | 7.66 million | 1.37 million | Small states |
| 2000s | 10.51 million | 11.46 million | 946,572 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 11.99 million | 17.00 million | 5.01 million | Yemen |
| 2020s | 13.12 million | 21.87 million | 8.75 million | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Small states or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 23.57 million against 13.43 million in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Small states and Yemen?
- 10.15 million, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Yemen rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Small states ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.