Demographics (v2.1)
% population in urban areas
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 20.3 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 |
| Abyan, Aden (town and countryside), Lahej, Ad Dali (Al Dhalih) | 37.2 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 38.4 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 40.3 | 40.9 | 41.5 | 42.1 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 41.8 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.4 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 41.6 | 41.8 | 41.9 | 42.1 | 42.3 | 42.4 | 42.6 | 42.7 | 42.9 |
| Beida (Al Bayda), Dhamar, Raimah | 11.6 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| Hajja, Sada, Amran (Omran) | 10.1 | 14.0 | 17.8 | 21.7 | 25.6 | 29.5 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Hodeida (Al Hudaydah), Mahweit (Al Mahwit) | 22.9 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.2 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 26.4 |
| Ibb | 8.79 | 9.30 | 9.81 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.3 |
| Jawf, Hadramet, Shabda (Shabwah), Marib, Mohra (Al Mahrah) | 24.9 | 25.8 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 35.0 | 36.4 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 33.7 | 33.2 | 32.7 | 32.1 | 31.6 | 31.0 |
| Sana a (capital; Al Amana), Sana a (governorate) | 31.9 | 34.1 | 36.2 | 38.4 | 40.5 | 42.7 | 45.9 | 49.2 | 52.4 | 55.7 | 59.0 | 62.2 | 65.5 | 68.7 | 72.0 | 70.9 | 69.8 | 68.7 | 67.6 | 66.5 | 65.4 | 64.3 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 66.0 | 66.4 | 66.9 | 67.3 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 68.5 |
| Taiz | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 28.5 | 27.5 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.0 |
Lighter numbers are estimates