Taiz City Population Estimated at 600,000 Amid Escalating Conflict

The population of Yemen's Taiz city is estimated at nearly 600,000 people as of October 2026, according to Katja Juric, the Aden-based Head of Programmes for the International Organization for Migration (IOM)[18][21][22][23]. This figure emerges as Houthi forces have fully encircled the city, escalating an already dire humanitarian situation[12][18][22].

The ongoing conflict and siege of Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, have trapped hundreds of thousands of civilians and severely hampered the delivery of humanitarian aid[6][7][8][18][20][22]. Understanding the current population count is vital for aid organizations and international bodies to assess the scale of the crisis and coordinate relief efforts amidst the fighting.

What the records show

The conflict in Taiz

Humanitarian concerns

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