Least Dense in Yemen

Top 100 cities ranked by least dense

Least Dense - Yemen

1 Aḩwar 01 6/mi²
2 CPF 04 6/mi²
3 Matwaḩ 16 7/mi²
4 Riqāb 08 9/mi²
5 Ar Rujum 10 11/mi²
6 Maqbanah 25 11/mi²
7 Ar Rawnah 25 11/mi²
8 Al Mirwāḩ 10 12/mi²
9 Ar Ramādī 23 13/mi²
10 Aş Şafaqayn 10 13/mi²
12 Ad Dīs ash Sharqīyah 04 14/mi²
13 Manākhah 16 15/mi²
14 Ḑawrān ad Daydah 11 17/mi²
15 Riḩāb 23 17/mi²
16 Az Zuhrah 08 18/mi²
17 Al Mighlāf 08 18/mi²
18 Aţ Ţawīlah 10 19/mi²
19 Al ‘Inān 21 19/mi²
20 Aḑ Ḑaḩī 08 20/mi²
21 Village of ALAMRAH 25 20/mi²
22 Ḩūth 19 21/mi²
23 Ḩays 08 21/mi²
24 Ar Rawḑah 05 22/mi²
25 Az Zaydīyah 08 22/mi²
26 Ar Raḑmah 23 23/mi²
27 An Naz̧īr 15 24/mi²
28 Al Mashāf 15 24/mi²
29 Qishn 03 25/mi²
30 Sūq ar Rubū‘ 11 26/mi²
31 Shibām 04 26/mi²
32 Al Hijrah 15 26/mi²
33 At Turbah 25 28/mi²
34 Al Mayfa’ah 11 30/mi²
35 Wa‘lān 16 33/mi²
36 As Saddah 23 33/mi²
37 Al Maḩwīt 10 34/mi²
38 Kirsh 24 34/mi²
39 Nişāb 05 37/mi²
40 Ad Dimnah 25 37/mi²
41 Al Masālīyah 25 39/mi²
42 Dār an Nāşir 25 40/mi²
43 Jadder Cemetery 26 40/mi²
44 Dhaybīn 19 43/mi²
45 Bayḩān 05 45/mi²
46 Raydah 19 46/mi²
47 Al Ghayz̧ah 03 46/mi²
48 Al Ḩayfah 16 47/mi²
49 Ḩammām Damt 18 47/mi²
50 Qa‘ţabah 18 47/mi²
51 Māwiyah 25 48/mi²
52 Al Munīrah 08 51/mi²
53 Juban 18 51/mi²
54 Ma'rib 14 55/mi²
55 Zakhim 20 57/mi²
56 Al Qanāwiş 08 58/mi²
57 Ash Shiḩr 04 59/mi²
58 Al Qabyal 24 60/mi²
59 Al Madakisha 24 60/mi²
60 Najd Al Tha'ub 24 60/mi²
61 Bājil 08 63/mi²
62 Ataq 05 64/mi²
63 Aḑ Ḑāli‘ 18 70/mi²
64 Zarājah 11 79/mi²
65 Ma‘bar 11 80/mi²
66 Yarīm 23 101/mi²
67 Al Nashmah 25 114/mi²
68 As Sayyānī 23 122/mi²
69 Saḩar 16 122/mi²
70 Al Marāwi‘ah 08 130/mi²
71 Radā‘ 20 145/mi²
72 Al ‘Udayn 23 149/mi²
73 Khawr Maksar 02 160/mi²
74 Sa'dah 15 170/mi²
75 Mukalla 04 190/mi²
76 Al Ḩabīlayn 24 206/mi²
77 Tarim 04 208/mi²
78 Sayyān 16 269/mi²
79 ‘Amrān 19 296/mi²
80 Ash Shaykh ‘Uthmān 02 359/mi²
81 Kuḩlān ‘Affār 22 410/mi²
82 Dhī as Sufāl 23 412/mi²
83 Zinjibār 01 435/mi²
84 Ash Shāhil 22 444/mi²
85 Z̧almah al ‘Ulyā 23 474/mi²
86 Mabyan 22 505/mi²
87 Dhamār 11 519/mi²
88 Ja‘ār 01 541/mi²
89 Banī an Nahārī 22 622/mi²
90 Ku‘aydinah 22 623/mi²
91 Najd al Jamā‘ī 23 734/mi²
92 Al Maghrabah 22 813/mi²
93 Al Maḩābishah 22 886/mi²
94 Al Miftāḩ 22 911/mi²
95 Qaryat ad Da‘īs 23 918/mi²
96 Sūq Shamar 22 1,013/mi²
97 Ar Riḑā’ī 23 1,247/mi²
98 Jiblah 23 1,448/mi²
99 Al Makhādir 23 1,711/mi²
100 Al ‘Āqir 05 1,832/mi²

The least densely populated cities in Yemen offer spacious living with more land per resident. Aḩwar has just 6 people per square mile. These cities provide room to spread out with larger lot sizes and more open space.

Low-density cities typically feature more single-family homes with larger yards, easier parking, and less traffic congestion. They appeal to families seeking space, privacy, and access to nature without moving to a fully rural area.

While the spread-out nature of these cities means longer drives to amenities and greater reliance on personal vehicles, many residents value the trade-off for quieter neighborhoods and a more relaxed pace of life.

Did You Know?

  • 1. In Aḩwar, there are only 6 people per square mile - each resident has roughly 5,068,800 square feet of city space.
  • 2. Low-density cities often have significantly lower housing costs due to more available land for development.
  • 3. Many of the least dense cities are located in the western United States, where vast open spaces define the landscape.

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