What is the population of Sanaa?
Sanaa has a city population of 1,937,451. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Yemen · Asia
Sanaa
Amanat Alasimah · Yemen
City population
1,937,451
#1
in Yemen
#214
worldwide
15.355, 44.206
About Sanaa
Yemen's largest city by far, Sanaa holds 1,937,451 residents—nearly 4.6% of the national population. The capital sits at 2,253 m elevation. Saḩar, the nearest listed city, lies 12 km away with a population of 31,859; Sayyān is 24 km distant with 69,404 residents.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Amanat Alasimah
Coordinates
15.355, 44.206
Record updated
14 June 2025
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 YemenClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Sanaa | 1.94M |
Sanaa Population FAQ
Where is Sanaa?
Sanaa is in Amanat Alasimah, Yemen. Its coordinates are 15.355, 44.206.
How big is Sanaa compared with other cities in Yemen?
It is the 1st largest of the 25 cities listed in Yemen, holding 4.6% of the national population.