This statistic shows the total population of Saudi Arabia from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, Saudi Arabia's total population amounted to 35.3 million inhabitants. Population of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, the second largest Arab state, is a nation in development. As a result of the economic stability, gross domestic product (GDP) has grown by about 520 billion U.S. dollars over the past decade. This comes as a result of Saudi Arabia’s positive trade balance and the fact that Saudi Arabia exports about 2.5 times more goods than it imports. Therefore, it is no surprise that Saudi Arabia has constantly had a very high GDP growth in the past decade. In a developing country, there is a tendency for the population to move to more urban cities where the employment rates are higher. The degree of urbanization in Saudi Arabia has grown by around 2 percent from 2002 to 2012. Some of the biggest cities in Saudi Arabia have witnessed the urbanization changes first-hand. The capital of Saudi Arabia and the biggest city, Ar-Riyad, is home to about five million inhabitants. However, the high number of illegal immigrants in Saudi Arabia also accounts for the total population. More awareness to health risks and better living conditions have increased the life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia by about 3 years in the last decade. With a rapidly growing total population, it has grown by around 8 million inhabitants over the past decade, the government has set some rules to avoid overcrowding and overpopulation. The fertility rate in Saudi has steadily decreased over the past years in order to attempt to control the rapidly growing population.

The total population in Saudi Arabia was estimated at 35.3 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Saudi Arabia Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Saudi Arabia population

• The Saudi Arabia population reached 35.3 million people in Jun 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 33.7 million people in Jun 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 35.3 million people in Jun 2024 and a record low of 3.9 million people in Jun 1950

*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC extends history for annual Population. General Authority for Statistics provides year-end Population. Population prior to 1974 is a Mid-year estimate sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.


Further information about Saudi Arabia population data

• In the latest reports, Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate increased to 3.2 % in Jun 2025
• Monthly earnings of the Saudi Arabia population was 1,012.5 USD in Dec 2022
• Saudi Arabia Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.1 % in Jun 2025

Saudi Arabia Population: Census data was reported at 27,136,977.000 Person in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 22,678,262.000 Person for 2004. Saudi Arabia Population: Census data is updated yearly, averaging 19,813,325.000 Person from Dec 1974 (Median) to 2010, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,136,977.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 7,009,466.000 Person in 1974. Saudi Arabia Population: Census data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G001: Population: Census: by Gender and Age.

In 1800, the territory of modern-day Saudi Arabia had a population of just over two million people. This figure would see little change for over a century, only rising to three million in the 1940s, almost a century and a half later. The population of Saudi Arabia would only see a major increase starting in the 1950s, as the oil reservoirs discovered in 1938 led to a booming oil industry which has been fundamental to the country's socioeconomic development ever since. While growth would slow somewhat from the 1980s to 1990s, partially due to the economic impact of the oil-price crash of 1986, the population would continue to increase well into the 21st century, and in 2020, just under 35 million people are estimated to live in the country.

Saudi Arabia: Female population, percent of total: The latest value from 2024 is 39.46 percent, an increase from 39.35 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 49.99 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1960 to 2024 is 44.43 percent. The minimum value, 37.18 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 48.8 percent was recorded in 1960.

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Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Eastern Province: Saudi data was reported at 2,891,115.000 Person in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,555,502.000 Person for 2004. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Eastern Province: Saudi data is updated yearly, averaging 2,555,502.000 Person from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,891,115.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 1,902,108.000 Person in 1992. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Eastern Province: Saudi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G002: Population: Census: by Gender and Region.

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Saudi ArabiaFollow data.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research..*Population estimates based on Demographic Research Bulletin 2016. *Mid-year estimates.

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Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Jazan: Saudi: Female data was reported at 545,197.000 Person in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 509,425.000 Person for 2004. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Jazan: Saudi: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 509,425.000 Person from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 545,197.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 374,507.000 Person in 1992. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Jazan: Saudi: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.G002: Population: Census: by Gender and Region.

Explore the population data by gender, age, and nationality in Saudi Arabia. Find insights on Saudi and Non-Saudi individuals, including breakdowns for males, females, and total population.

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Saudi Arabia: Rural population, percent of total population: The latest value from 2024 is 14.83 percent, a decline from 15.05 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 38.30 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1960 to 2024 is 30.53 percent. The minimum value, 14.83 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 68.75 percent was recorded in 1960.

Saudi Arabia: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 17 people per square km, unchanged from 17 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1961 to 2021 is 8 people per square km. The minimum value, 2 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 17 people per square km was recorded in 2019.

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This statistic shows the median age of the population in Saudi Arabia from 1950 to 2100. The median age of a population is an index that divides the population into two equal groups: half of the population is older than the median age and the other half younger. In 2020, the median age of Saudi Arabia's population was 28.5 years. See Saudi Arabia's population figures for comparison.

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