Yemen's cities at a glance
Dots sized by population · Sanaa in orange
Yemen has 2 cities with more than a million inhabitants and 7 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Sanaa with 1,937,451 people, followed by Aden (1,079,670) and Taiz (940,600). The three largest cities together hold about 9.1% of the country's 43.3 million people.
The capital, Sanaa, is also the largest city.
By region, the most large cities are in Ta‘izz (2), Al Hudaydah (2), Muhafazat Hadramaout (2).
Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Yemen population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Yemen atlas.
Yemen cities by population
| # | City | Region | Population | Share of Yemen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SanaaCapital | Amanat Alasimah | 1,937,451 | 4.5% |
| 2 | Aden | Aden | 1,079,670 | 2.5% |
| 3 | Taiz | Ta‘izz | 940,600 | 2.2% |
| 4 | Ibb | Ibb Governorate | 771,514 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Al Ḩudaydah | Al Hudaydah | 734,699 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Mukalla | Muhafazat Hadramaout | 594,951 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Dhamār | Dhamār | 160,114 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ‘Amrān | Omran | 90,792 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Sayyān | Sanaa Governorate | 69,404 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Zabīd | Al Hudaydah | 52,590 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Sa'dah | Şa‘dah | 51,870 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Ḩajjah | Ḩajjah | 43,549 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Al Bayda | Al Bayda | 37,821 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Ataq | Shabwah | 37,315 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Saḩar | Sanaa Governorate | 31,859 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Laḩij | Laḩij | 23,375 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Ghayl Bā Wazīr | Muhafazat Hadramaout | 21,259 | 0% |
| 18 | Zinjibār | Abyan Governorate | 19,879 | 0% |
| 19 | Al Ḩazm | Al Jawf | 18,241 | 0% |
| 20 | Ma'rib | Ma’rib | 16,794 | 0% |
| 21 | Mocha | Ta‘izz | 16,794 | 0% |
Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest city in Yemen?
Sanaa, with about 1,937,451 inhabitants (city proper).
What is the capital of Yemen?
Sanaa — population 1,937,451, the largest city in the country.
How many cities in Yemen have over one million people?
2: Sanaa, Aden.
Are these metropolitan-area populations?
No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.
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Glostats. (2026). Largest Cities in Yemen 2026: Population Ranking. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/yemen/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/yemen/">Largest Cities in Yemen 2026: Population Ranking</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
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