Ukraine vs Yemen
Yemen has 7% more people than Ukraine: 41,773,878 vs 38,980,376, a gap of 2.8 million. Both are growing at almost the same pace (+2.92% vs +2.89% a year). At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is narrowing, but too slowly to close within two centuries. Ukraine is the older society: 19.0% aged 65+ against 2.5% in Yemen, while Yemen has more children (41.0% under 15 vs 13.7%). People in Ukraine live 5.3 years longer on average (74.7 vs 69.4). GDP per capita is 9.3× higher in Ukraine ($5,866 vs $634).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Ukraine) and 2025 (Yemen); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Ukraine vs Yemen — side by side
 Ukraine |  Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 38,980,3762025 | 41,773,8782025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +2.92%2025 | +2.89%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 5.52024 | 34.42024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.62024 | 4.72024 |
| Children per woman | 0.992024 | 4.502024 |
| Life expectancy | 74.7 yrs2024 | 69.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 13.7%2025 | 41.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 19.0%2025 | 2.5%2025 |
| Density | 65.1 /km²2023 | 74.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 603,550 km²2023 | 527,970 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 69.6%2025 | 37.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +1,702,3582025 | -16,2912025 |
| GDP per capita | $5,8662025 | $6342018 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #40 | #37 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.47% | 0.51% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Ukraine: 0.9× from 1960 to 2025; Yemen: 7.6× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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