Sanaa's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,407,814. In 1950, the population of Sanaa was 46,000. Sanaa has grown by 115,317 in the last year, which represents a 3.5% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Sanaa, which typically includes Sanaa's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 4,865,479 |
| 2034 | 4,723,825 |
| 2033 | 4,583,807 |
| 2032 | 4,445,406 |
| 2031 | 4,308,661 |
| 2030 | 4,173,760 |
| 2029 | 4,039,777 |
| 2028 | 3,907,649 |
| 2027 | 3,777,882 |
| 2026 | 3,650,953 |
| 2025 | 3,527,434 |
| 2024 | 3,407,814 |
| 2023 | 3,292,497 |
| 2022 | 3,181,655 |
| 2021 | 3,075,257 |
| 2020 | 2,972,988 |
| 2019 | 2,874,373 |
| 2018 | 2,779,317 |
| 2017 | 2,681,100 |
| 2016 | 2,586,355 |
| 2015 | 2,494,957 |
| 2014 | 2,406,789 |
| 2013 | 2,321,737 |
| 2012 | 2,239,691 |
| 2011 | 2,160,544 |
| 2010 | 2,084,194 |
| 2009 | 2,010,542 |
| 2008 | 1,939,590 |
| 2007 | 1,870,956 |
| 2006 | 1,804,840 |
| 2005 | 1,741,060 |
| 2004 | 1,666,434 |
| 2003 | 1,580,067 |
| 2002 | 1,498,286 |
| 2001 | 1,420,738 |
| 2000 | 1,347,303 |
| 1999 | 1,277,476 |
| 1998 | 1,211,356 |
| 1997 | 1,148,659 |
| 1996 | 1,089,287 |
| 1995 | 1,032,832 |
| 1994 | 960,157 |
| 1993 | 872,094 |
| 1992 | 792,212 |
| 1991 | 719,456 |
| 1990 | 653,469 |
| 1989 | 593,534 |
| 1988 | 539,168 |
| 1987 | 489,651 |
| 1986 | 444,742 |
| 1985 | 401,848 |
| 1984 | 361,825 |
| 1983 | 325,693 |
| 1982 | 293,212 |
| 1981 | 263,971 |
| 1980 | 237,680 |
| 1979 | 213,945 |
| 1978 | 192,609 |
| 1977 | 173,400 |
| 1976 | 156,130 |
| 1975 | 140,539 |
| 1974 | 131,242 |
| 1973 | 125,732 |
| 1972 | 120,461 |
| 1971 | 115,397 |
| 1970 | 110,553 |
| 1969 | 105,911 |
| 1968 | 101,471 |
| 1967 | 97,205 |
| 1966 | 93,125 |
| 1965 | 89,215 |
| 1964 | 85,475 |
| 1963 | 81,881 |
| 1962 | 78,444 |
| 1961 | 75,151 |
| 1960 | 72,000 |
| 1959 | 68,842 |
| 1958 | 65,826 |
| 1957 | 62,942 |
| 1956 | 60,188 |
| 1955 | 57,548 |
| 1954 | 55,027 |
| 1953 | 52,617 |
| 1952 | 50,315 |
| 1951 | 48,107 |
| 1950 | 46,000 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46,000 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 48,107 | 4.58% | 2,107 |
| 1952 | 50,315 | 4.59% | 2,208 |
| 1953 | 52,617 | 4.58% | 2,302 |
| 1954 | 55,027 | 4.58% | 2,410 |
| 1955 | 57,548 | 4.58% | 2,521 |
| 1956 | 60,188 | 4.59% | 2,640 |
| 1957 | 62,942 | 4.58% | 2,754 |
| 1958 | 65,826 | 4.58% | 2,884 |
| 1959 | 68,842 | 4.58% | 3,016 |
| 1960 | 72,000 | 4.59% | 3,158 |
| 1961 | 75,151 | 4.38% | 3,151 |
| 1962 | 78,444 | 4.38% | 3,293 |
| 1963 | 81,881 | 4.38% | 3,437 |
| 1964 | 85,475 | 4.39% | 3,594 |
| 1965 | 89,215 | 4.38% | 3,740 |
| 1966 | 93,125 | 4.38% | 3,910 |
| 1967 | 97,205 | 4.38% | 4,080 |
| 1968 | 101,471 | 4.39% | 4,266 |
| 1969 | 105,911 | 4.38% | 4,440 |
| 1970 | 110,553 | 4.38% | 4,642 |
| 1971 | 115,397 | 4.38% | 4,844 |
| 1972 | 120,461 | 4.39% | 5,064 |
| 1973 | 125,732 | 4.38% | 5,271 |
| 1974 | 131,242 | 4.38% | 5,510 |
| 1975 | 140,539 | 7.08% | 9,297 |
| 1976 | 156,130 | 11.09% | 15,591 |
| 1977 | 173,400 | 11.06% | 17,270 |
| 1978 | 192,609 | 11.08% | 19,209 |
| 1979 | 213,945 | 11.08% | 21,336 |
| 1980 | 237,680 | 11.09% | 23,735 |
| 1981 | 263,971 | 11.06% | 26,291 |
| 1982 | 293,212 | 11.08% | 29,241 |
| 1983 | 325,693 | 11.08% | 32,481 |
| 1984 | 361,825 | 11.09% | 36,132 |
| 1985 | 401,848 | 11.06% | 40,023 |
| 1986 | 444,742 | 10.67% | 42,894 |
| 1987 | 489,651 | 10.1% | 44,909 |
| 1988 | 539,168 | 10.11% | 49,517 |
| 1989 | 593,534 | 10.08% | 54,366 |
| 1990 | 653,469 | 10.1% | 59,935 |
| 1991 | 719,456 | 10.1% | 65,987 |
| 1992 | 792,212 | 10.11% | 72,756 |
| 1993 | 872,094 | 10.08% | 79,882 |
| 1994 | 960,157 | 10.1% | 88,063 |
| 1995 | 1,032,832 | 7.57% | 72,675 |
| 1996 | 1,089,287 | 5.47% | 56,455 |
| 1997 | 1,148,659 | 5.45% | 59,372 |
| 1998 | 1,211,356 | 5.46% | 62,697 |
| 1999 | 1,277,476 | 5.46% | 66,120 |
| 2000 | 1,347,303 | 5.47% | 69,827 |
| 2001 | 1,420,738 | 5.45% | 73,435 |
| 2002 | 1,498,286 | 5.46% | 77,548 |
| 2003 | 1,580,067 | 5.46% | 81,781 |
| 2004 | 1,666,434 | 5.47% | 86,367 |
| 2005 | 1,741,060 | 4.48% | 74,626 |
| 2006 | 1,804,840 | 3.66% | 63,780 |
| 2007 | 1,870,956 | 3.66% | 66,116 |
| 2008 | 1,939,590 | 3.67% | 68,634 |
| 2009 | 2,010,542 | 3.66% | 70,952 |
| 2010 | 2,084,194 | 3.66% | 73,652 |
| 2011 | 2,160,544 | 3.66% | 76,350 |
| 2012 | 2,239,691 | 3.66% | 79,147 |
| 2013 | 2,321,737 | 3.66% | 82,046 |
| 2014 | 2,406,789 | 3.66% | 85,052 |
| 2015 | 2,494,957 | 3.66% | 88,168 |
| 2016 | 2,586,355 | 3.66% | 91,398 |
| 2017 | 2,681,100 | 3.66% | 94,745 |
| 2018 | 2,779,317 | 3.66% | 98,217 |
| 2019 | 2,874,373 | 3.42% | 95,056 |
| 2020 | 2,972,988 | 3.43% | 98,615 |
| 2021 | 3,075,257 | 3.44% | 102,269 |
| 2022 | 3,181,655 | 3.46% | 106,398 |
| 2023 | 3,292,497 | 3.48% | 110,842 |
| 2024 | 3,407,814 | 3.5% | 115,317 |
| 2025 | 3,527,434 | 3.51% | 119,620 |
| 2026 | 3,650,953 | 3.5% | 123,519 |
| 2027 | 3,777,882 | 3.48% | 126,929 |
| 2028 | 3,907,649 | 3.43% | 129,767 |
| 2029 | 4,039,777 | 3.38% | 132,128 |
| 2030 | 4,173,760 | 3.32% | 133,983 |
| 2031 | 4,308,661 | 3.23% | 134,901 |
| 2032 | 4,445,406 | 3.17% | 136,745 |
| 2033 | 4,583,807 | 3.11% | 138,401 |
| 2034 | 4,723,825 | 3.05% | 140,018 |
| 2035 | 4,865,479 | 3% | 141,654 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Sanaa | 3,407,814 | 3.5% |
| Aden | 1,116,193 | 3.38% |
| Taiz | 974,518 | 3.61% |
| Ibb | 810,149 | 5.01% |
| Al Hudaydah | 759,157 | 3.33% |
| Al Mukalla | 623,240 | 4.75% |
| Dhamar | 422,562 | 4.36% |