Lahj: population, health, schools, living standards and local finances
Lahj is a governorate of Yemen, number 11 of 21 by population. The Central Statistical Organization estimates Lahj governorate had 1,091,000 residents in 2022, 3.4% of Yemen's 31,888,000 people. That makes it the 11th most populous of 21 governorates.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Lahj: 83.0% of households in Lahj governorate owned a mobile phone in 2022-23 (Yemen: 88.4%), 7th lowest of 21.
- Health in Lahj: 65.6% of women in Lahj 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 (9th highest of 19).
- Education in Lahj: 83.0% of children of primary-school age in Lahj governorate were attending school in 2022-23 (net attendance rate), against 76.2% across Yemen (5th highest of 21).
- Poverty and living standards in Lahj: 17.5% of people in Lahj governorate lived in households in the poorest national wealth quintile in 2022-23 (20% in each quintile would mean an equal spread; 11th highest of 21).
- Government budget and revenue in Lahj: Local revenue collected in Lahj governorate was 30.7 billion Yemeni riyals in 2022, 12.1% of the 253.5 billion riyals reported by all reporting governorates (4th highest of 8 reporting).
What is the ratio of men to women in Lahj governorate?
There were about 104 men for every 100 women in Lahj 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 Lahj governorate?
9% of residents lived in urban areas in Lahj governorate in 2022, against 32% for Yemen as a whole (4th least urban of 21), as estimated by the Central Statistical Organization.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copyHow many households are there in Lahj governorate?
The Central Statistical Organization counted about 159,000 households in Lahj 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
- 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
- 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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