Al Maharah: population, health, schools, living standards and local finances
Al Maharah is a governorate of Yemen, number 21 of 21 by population. The Central Statistical Organization estimates Al Maharah governorate had 181,000 residents in 2022, 0.6% of Yemen's 31,888,000 people. That makes it the least populous of 21 governorates.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Al Maharah: 76.5% of households in Al Maharah governorate owned a mobile phone in 2022-23 (Yemen: 88.4%), 3rd lowest of 21.
- Poverty and living standards in Al Maharah: 2.7% of people in Al Maharah governorate lived in households in the poorest national wealth quintile in 2022-23 (20% in each quintile would mean an equal spread; 4th lowest of 21).
- Government budget and revenue in Al Maharah: Local revenue collected in Al Maharah governorate was 19.6 billion Yemeni riyals in 2022, 7.7% of the 253.5 billion riyals reported by all reporting governorates (3rd lowest of 8 reporting).
What is the ratio of men to women in Al Maharah governorate?
There were about 129 men for every 100 women in Al Maharah governorate in 2022 (Yemen overall: 104), according to the Central Statistical Organization's 2022 population estimates.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copyHow urban is Al Maharah governorate?
42% of residents lived in urban areas in Al Maharah governorate in 2022, against 32% for Yemen as a whole (4th most urban of 21), as estimated by the Central Statistical Organization.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copyHow many households are there in Al Maharah governorate?
The Central Statistical Organization counted about 31,000 households in Al Maharah governorate in 2022, on its population estimates.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copyWhat is the child stunting rate in Al Maharah governorate?
22.2% of children under five in Al Maharah governorate were too short for their age (stunted) in the 2022-23 survey, against 48.6% across Yemen (the lowest of 21).
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copyWhat is the child wasting rate in Al Maharah governorate?
13.1% of children under five in Al Maharah governorate were too thin for their height (wasted) in 2022-23 (Yemen: 16.9%; 9th lowest of 21).
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copyHow many children does a woman have in Al Maharah governorate?
A woman in Al Maharah governorate would have 3.7 children on average over her life at current birth rates (three years to 2022-23), against 4.6 for Yemen (joint 4th lowest of 21).
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copyHow many children are out of school in Al Maharah governorate?
18.3% of children of primary-school age in Al Maharah governorate were out of school in 2022-23, against 23.2% across Yemen (8th lowest of 21).
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copyWhat is the female literacy rate in Al Maharah governorate?
56.8% of women aged 15-49 in Al Maharah governorate were literate in the 2022-23 survey, against 50.8% across Yemen (5th highest of 21).
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF · saved copyHow governorates are governed in Yemen
Governorates (21 plus the Capital Secretariat). Governor appointed by presidential decree (in practice, by whichever authority controls the area); governorate council elected in 2006. Security, services and budgets; councils are meant to plan and supervise.
Every tier of government in Yemen
Other governorates of Yemen
- Sana'a City (Amanat Al Asimah) 3,981,000
- Al Hudaydah 3,654,000
- Taizz 3,487,000
- Ibb 3,118,000
- Hajjah 2,415,000
- Dhamar 2,170,000
- Hadramaut 1,618,000
- Sa'ada 1,258,000
- Sana'a 1,232,000
- Amran 1,102,000
- Lahj 1,091,000
- Aden 1,083,000
- Al Dhale'e 835,000
- Al Bayda 830,000
- Al Mahwit 781,000
- Shabwah 698,000
- Al Jawf 645,000
- Raymah 642,000
- Abyan 619,000
- Marib 376,000
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Sources
- Central Statistical Organization, Yemen, with UNICEF: Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022-2023, Survey Findings Report (tables by governorate), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03bf052dd0d2…)
- Central Statistical Organization, Yemen: Statistical Yearbook at governorate level 2021-2022 (Tables: population projections by governorate, local revenues and expenditures, exchange rates, food basket cost), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b20d7cc9383a…)
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