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Taiz

Ta'izz · Yemen
City population
940,600
#3
in Yemen
#1
in Ta'izz
#591
worldwide
SanaaTaiz
13.580, 44.021 · 198 km from Sanaa
City population
940,600
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Yemen
#3
of 25 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#591
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Yemen
2.3%
of the national population

About Taiz

Located 198 km from the national capital Sanaa, this city of 940,600 people is Yemen's third-largest by population and accounts for 2.3% of the country's total. Situated at 1,400 m elevation, it ranks as the largest city in its region and lies within 46 km of Ibb, a city of 771,514.

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
#3of 25
LargestSmallest
Position in Ta'izz
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Yemen
Region
Ta'izz
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
198 km
to Sanaa
Elevation
1,400 m
Time zone
Asia/Aden
Coordinates
13.580, 44.021
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.

Nearby Cities

All 25 in Yemen

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

30KMDhī as Sufāl38K people46KMIbb772K people88KMMocha17K people89KMYarīm33K people102KMZabīd53K 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. Taiz941K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Taiz 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
Taiz941K

Taiz Population FAQ

What is the population of Taiz?

Taiz has a city population of 940,600. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Taiz?

Taiz is in Ta'izz, Yemen, 198 km from the capital, Sanaa. Its coordinates are 13.580, 44.021.

How big is Taiz compared with other cities in Yemen?

It is the 3rd largest of the 25 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Yemen, holding 2.3% of the national population.

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