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City profile · Yemen · Asia

Ibb

Ibb Governorate · Yemen
City population
771,514
#4
in Yemen
#1
in Ibb Governorate
#713
worldwide
SanaaIbb
13.967, 44.183 · 154 km from Sanaa
City population
771,514
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Yemen
#4
of 25 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#713
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Yemen
1.8%
of the national population

About Ibb

At 154 km from the national capital Sanaa, Ibb holds 771,514 people and accounts for 1.8% of Yemen's population. The city sits at 1,931 m elevation and is the largest of three in Ibb Governorate. Taiz, with 940,600 residents, lies 46 km away; Dhī as Sufāl (37,997) is 16 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
#4of 25
LargestSmallest
Position in Ibb Governorate
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Yemen
Region
Ibb Governorate
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
154 km
to Sanaa
Elevation
1,931 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Aden
Coordinates
13.967, 44.183
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.

16KMDhī as Sufāl38K people42KMYarīm33K people46KMTaiz941K people68KMDhamār160K people97KMZabīd53K 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. Ibb772K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ibb 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
Ibb772K

Ibb Population FAQ

What is the population of Ibb?

Ibb has a city population of 771,514. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ibb?

Ibb is in Ibb Governorate, Yemen, 154 km from the capital, Sanaa. Its coordinates are 13.967, 44.183.

How big is Ibb compared with other cities in Yemen?

It is the 4th largest of the 25 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Yemen, holding 1.8% of the national population.

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