Al Mahwit: population, health, schools, living standards and local finances
Al Mahwit is a governorate of Yemen, number 15 of 21 by population. The Central Statistical Organization estimates Al Mahwit governorate had 781,000 residents in 2022, 2.4% of Yemen's 31,888,000 people. That makes it the 7th least populous of 21 governorates.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Al Mahwit: 86.7% of households in Al Mahwit governorate owned a mobile phone in 2022-23 (Yemen: 88.4%), 9th lowest of 21.
- Health in Al Mahwit: 46.2% of women in Al Mahwit governorate who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse or midwife) at least once during pregnancy, against 69.5% across Yemen (4th lowest of 19).
- Education in Al Mahwit: 69.3% of children of primary-school age in Al Mahwit governorate were attending school in 2022-23 (net attendance rate), against 76.2% across Yemen (8th lowest of 21).
- Poverty and living standards in Al Mahwit: 37.6% of people in Al Mahwit governorate lived in households in the poorest national wealth quintile in 2022-23 (20% in each quintile would mean an equal spread; 4th highest of 21).
What is the ratio of men to women in Al Mahwit governorate?
There were about 103 men for every 100 women in Al Mahwit 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 Mahwit governorate?
7% of residents lived in urban areas in Al Mahwit governorate in 2022, against 32% for Yemen as a whole (3rd least urban of 21), as estimated by the Central Statistical Organization.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copyHow many households are there in Al Mahwit governorate?
The Central Statistical Organization counted about 110,000 households in Al Mahwit governorate in 2022, on its population estimates.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · 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
- Shabwah 698,000
- Al Jawf 645,000
- Raymah 642,000
- Abyan 619,000
- Marib 376,000
- Al Maharah 181,000
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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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