Population of Yemen

29,825,968

2020


Yearly change:

2.28%

5-year change:

2.51%

20-year change:

3.57%

Most populated cities in Yemen

Yemen has an estimated population of 29.8 million. Around 16% of the population lives in the 10 major cities.

# City Population
1 Sanaa 1,937,451
2 Hudaida, Al Hudaydah 617,871
3 Taiz, Ta‘izz 615,222
4 Aden 550,602
5 Mukalla, Ḩaḑramawt 258,132
6 Ibb 234,837
7 Damar, Dhamār 160,114
8 ‘Amrān, Omran 90,792
9 Sian, Sanaa 69,404
10 Zebid, Al Hudaydah 52,590
# City Population
11 Sa'dah, Şa‘dah 51,870
12 Bājil, Al Hudaydah 48,218
13 Hajje, Ḩajjah 43,549
14 Dhī as Sufāl, Ibb 37,997
15 Al Bayda 37,821
16 Ataq, Shabwah 37,315
17 Beit Faqih, Al Hudaydah 34,204
18 Yerim, Ibb 33,050
19 Sahar, Sanaa 31,859
20 Lahj, Laḩij 23,375