Urban Geography in Yemen
The five largest cities within country - Sanaa, Al Hudyadah, Ta'izz, Aden, Mukalla
Population of the largest city - 1,937,451Estimated Size of second to fifth largest cities based on rank-size rule - 968,726 / 645,817 / 484,363 / 387,490
Actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities - 617,871 /615,222 / 550,602 / 258,132
Is the rank-size rule valid? - Not at all. Sanaa is a primate city and Yemen doesn't follow the rank-size rule. This means that Sanaa is exponentially larger than the next largest city in Yemen. Because Yemen follows the primate city rule, that means Sanaa is the only major hub of the country. This leaves Yemen at a disadvantage because if something were to happen to Sanaa, it could drastically affect the country.
Population - 26,052,966
Population Density -
% Urban Population - 32.3% of total population
% Urban Population Living in Slums -
Average % Change in Urban Population - 4.78% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply -
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) -
Population of the largest city - 1,937,451Estimated Size of second to fifth largest cities based on rank-size rule - 968,726 / 645,817 / 484,363 / 387,490
Actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities - 617,871 /615,222 / 550,602 / 258,132
Is the rank-size rule valid? - Not at all. Sanaa is a primate city and Yemen doesn't follow the rank-size rule. This means that Sanaa is exponentially larger than the next largest city in Yemen. Because Yemen follows the primate city rule, that means Sanaa is the only major hub of the country. This leaves Yemen at a disadvantage because if something were to happen to Sanaa, it could drastically affect the country.
Population - 26,052,966
Population Density -
% Urban Population - 32.3% of total population
% Urban Population Living in Slums -
Average % Change in Urban Population - 4.78% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply -
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) -