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Online Resources

• A Handbook of Arabia Routes, vol. #2, by [Great Britain] Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division. London: Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, 1917. Online at: Internet Archive; includes village and tribe information
• Modern Census Reports at Central Statistical Organization - various years

Offices to Contact

National Archives of Yemen
P.O. Box 3666
Sana'a, Yemen
Email: info@yemennationalarchive.org
Telephone: +967-1-218175
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Central Statistical Organization
Ministry of Planning and Development
P.O. Box 13434
Sana'a, Yemen
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• Census reports - contains modern census reports for Yemen by year

Background

Yemen was considered to be part of the Ottoman Empire from 1538-1635, and from 1849 until the end of WWI in 1918. Because regular Tanzimat administration had yet to be established in the Hijaz and surrounding areas, Yemen may not have been included in empire-wide censuses (conducted primarily for administrative and military purposes, focusing on male inhabitants). During the British occupation of southern Yemen (1839-1967), more systematic records were kept, including detailed administrative files. The International Labor Organization has noted that censuses were conducted in 1973 and 1988 in the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) and in 1975 and 1986 in the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR). After unification, a national census was conducted in 1994, providing comprehensive demographic data.

Types of Censuses

Arabia Routes

• "A Handbook of Arabia Routes," vol. #2, by [Great Britain] Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division. London: Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, 1917. Online at: Internet Archive: Describes villages throughout Yemen, including some information about tribes. Search the text for "tribe."

British Census

British Occupation, 1839-1967: Censuses were taken and provide a comprehensive overview of the population's demographics, living conditions, and socio-economic status and may include information about the tribes in Yemen.

• Yemen at the British Library - most information is statistical

Yemeni Census

• Description of Content in Census Records, 1989-1994 by International Labor Organization. Census reports gathered by the Central Statistical Organization are intended to derive population projections as well as determine socio-economic factors. Contains description of information collected on the population censuses carried out during the period, 1989-1994. (Volume 5 of the Sources and Methods: Labour Statistics).

Information Recorded in the Records

British Administrative Records: Name, Age, gender, place of birth, nationality, head of household, relationship to head of household, household composition, tribe.

Yemeni Census Reports: Age, gender, marital status, place of birth, nationality, household size and composition, relationship to the head of household, housing conditions.

Strategy

For records before 1994, contact the National Archives of Yemen for national census or tax related documents that may contain genealogical information.