Sanaa City's 2026 population is now estimated at 5,250,784. In 1994, the population of Sanaa City was 1,003,627. Sanaa City has grown by 256,084 in the last year, which represents a 5.13% annual change. These population values and projections come from Yemen governorate census series 1994-2004 via CityPopulation official attribution and World Population Review Internal Projections .
| City | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Sanaa City | 5,250,784 | 5.13% |
| Al Hudaydah | 4,412,787 | 3.31% |
| Taiz | 4,118,913 | 2.5% |
| Ibb | 3,671,859 | 2.5% |
| Hajjah | 2,887,535 | 3.09% |
| Dhamar | 2,594,835 | 3.08% |
| Hadhramaut | 2,026,971 | 3.13% |
| Sadah | 1,557,660 | 3.74% |
| Sanaa | 1,451,676 | 2.1% |
| Aden | 1,351,170 | 3.84% |
| Amran | 1,309,438 | 1.83% |
| Laheg | 1,288,050 | 2.66% |
| Dhale | 1,026,760 | 3.61% |
| Al Bayda | 976,898 | 2.42% |
| Mahweet | 927,551 | 2.9% |
| Shabwah | 822,520 | 2.57% |
| Raymah | 767,102 | 3.07% |
| Al Jawf | 759,463 | 2.47% |
| Abyan | 729,082 | 2.39% |
| Mareb | 433,809 | 2.76% |
| Al Mahrah | 239,029 | 4.61% |
