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City profile · Yemen · Asia

Aden

Aden · Yemen
City population
1,079,670
#2
in Yemen
#500
worldwide
SanaaAden
12.780, 45.039 · 300 km from Sanaa
City population
1,079,670
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Yemen
#2
of 25 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#500
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Yemen
2.6%
of the national population

About Aden

The second-largest city in Yemen, Aden has a population of 1,079,670, accounting for 2.6% of the country's total. Situated 300 km from the national capital Sanaa and near sea level, it lies within reach of several other urban centres: Laḩij is 35 km away with 23,375 residents, while Taiz, the country's largest city at 940,600 people, stands 142 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Yemen
#2of 25
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Yemen
Region
Aden
Distance to capital
300 km
to Sanaa
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Aden
Coordinates
12.780, 45.039
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 25 in Yemen

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

35KMLaḩij23K people54KMZinjibār20K people142KMTaiz941K people146KMAl Bayda38K people154KMDhī as Sufāl38K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Aden1.08M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Aden compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Aden1.08M

Aden Population FAQ

What is the population of Aden?

Aden has a city population of 1,079,670. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Aden?

Aden is in Aden, Yemen, 300 km from the capital, Sanaa. Its coordinates are 12.780, 45.039.

How big is Aden compared with other cities in Yemen?

It is the 2nd largest of the 25 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Yemen, holding 2.6% of the national population.

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