Sa'ada: population, health, schools, living standards and local finances
Sa'ada is a governorate of Yemen, number 8 of 21 by population. The Central Statistical Organization estimates Sa'ada governorate had 1,258,000 residents in 2022, 3.9% of Yemen's 31,888,000 people. That makes it the 8th most populous of 21 governorates.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Sa'ada: 89.4% of households in Sa'ada governorate owned a mobile phone in 2022-23 (Yemen: 88.4%), 7th highest of 21.
- Health in Sa'ada: 13.9% of women in Sa'ada 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 (the lowest of 19).
- Education in Sa'ada: 60.1% of children of primary-school age in Sa'ada governorate were attending school in 2022-23 (net attendance rate), against 76.2% across Yemen (2nd lowest of 21).
- Poverty and living standards in Sa'ada: 23.4% of people in Sa'ada governorate lived in households in the poorest national wealth quintile in 2022-23 (20% in each quintile would mean an equal spread; 8th highest of 21).
What is the ratio of men to women in Sa'ada governorate?
There were about 109 men for every 100 women in Sa'ada 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 Sa'ada governorate?
15% of residents lived in urban areas in Sa'ada governorate in 2022, against 32% for Yemen as a whole (10th least urban of 21), as estimated by the Central Statistical Organization.
Source: Central Statistical Organization, Yemen · saved copyHow many households are there in Sa'ada governorate?
The Central Statistical Organization counted about 156,000 households in Sa'ada 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
- 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
- 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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