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.

The average age in Jordan in 2020 was about 22 years old, compared to about 32 years old in Saudi Arabia. Lower averages ages in the region helped protect it from high fatality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This scatter chart displays median age (year) against individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Saudi Arabia. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

This statistic shows the age structure in Saudi Arabia from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, approximately 24.1 percent of Saudi Arabia's population were aged between 0 and 14 years, about 73.08 percent were aged between 15 and 64 years, and about 2.82 percent were aged between 65 years.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by countries yearly using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Saudi Arabia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Non Saudi data was reported at 8,429,401.000 Person in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,150,922.000 Person for 2004. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Non Saudi data is updated yearly, averaging 5,394,628.500 Person from Dec 1974 (Median) to 2010, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,429,401.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 791,105.000 Person in 1974. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Non 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.G001: Population: Census: by Gender and Age.

Saudi Arabia SA: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data was reported at 15.330 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.190 % for 2014. Saudi Arabia SA: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 14.260 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.330 % in 2016 and a record low of 13.190 % in 2014. Saudi Arabia SA: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank: Labour Force. The percentage of the working age population with a basic level of education who are in the labor force. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average;

This dataset is about countries per year in Saudi Arabia. It has 1 row and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, male population, and median age.

Saudi Arabia SA: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data was reported at 35.176 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.813 % for 2016. Saudi Arabia SA: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data is updated yearly, averaging 76.538 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.519 % in 1971 and a record low of 35.176 % in 2017. Saudi Arabia SA: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Saudi data was reported at 18,707,576.000 Person in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,527,340.000 Person for 2004. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: Saudi data is updated yearly, averaging 14,418,696.500 Person from Dec 1974 (Median) to 2010, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,707,576.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 6,218,361.000 Person in 1974. Saudi Arabia Population: Census: 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.G001: Population: Census: by Gender and Age.

The largest population group in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia consisted of 10.6 million male nationals and about 10.2 million female Saudi nationals in 2018. Female foreigners numbered an estimated four million - less than half of the number of male foreigners dwelling in Saudi Arabia. According to estimates, the total population of Saudi Arabia during this time period was 33.2 million people.

  Regional context   

Though Saudi Arabia, with a landmass of 2.15 million square kilometers, is the largest Middle Eastern country, population wise it in the midfield. This results in a low population density in Saudi Arabia of only 15.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Saudi Arabia has a unique position within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries as approximately two thirds of the population are Saudi Arabian nationals – unlike the other countries in the subregion were the citizens are the minority of the population.

  Population development   

The population of Saudi Arabia grew between 2011 and 2017 by 3.1 percent. This is reflected in Saudi Arabia’s relatively young population with a median age of 29.8 years. The average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia is increasing as well, which indicates social and economic improvement within the country.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by country full name using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Saudi Arabia. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

Saudi Arabia: Dependent people as percent of the working age population: The latest value from 2023 is 40.15 percent, a decline from 40.36 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 58.49 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Saudi Arabia from 1960 to 2023 is 72.09 percent. The minimum value, 39.43 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 96.54 percent was recorded in 1964.

Saudi Arabia SA: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data was reported at 9.773 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.855 % for 2016. Saudi Arabia SA: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.545 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.971 % in 2009 and a record low of 6.196 % in 1960. Saudi Arabia SA: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

As of 2017, the mean age for first marriage for women in Saudi Arabia was 26.6 years. In the same year, the mean age for first marriage of men in Saudi Arabia was 30 years.

Saudi Arabia SA: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data was reported at 0.396 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.389 % for 2016. Saudi Arabia SA: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.286 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.396 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.237 % in 1990. Saudi Arabia SA: Population: Male: Ages 80 and Above: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

As of 2023, on average, women in Saudi Arabia gave birth to their first child at the age of 21. Women currently aged between 30 and 49 first gave birth relatively later when they were 22, or above.

According to Saudi Arabia's national health survey conducted in 2024, children in Tabuk had their first smoking experience younger than in other parts of Saudi Arabia, at the mean age of eight years old. Apart from Tabuk, the average age of children in Saudi Arabia during their first smoking experience was between nine and 12 years old.

This dataset is about countries per year in Saudi Arabia. It has 1 row and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, currency, and median age.

Explore the Saudi Arabia World Development Indicators dataset , including key indicators such as Access to clean fuels, Adjusted net enrollment rate, CO2 emissions, and more. Find valuable insights and trends for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, China, and India.

Indicator, Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population), Access to electricity (% of population), Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children), Adjusted net national income (annual % growth), Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI), Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI), Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age), Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age), Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population), Agricultural methane emissions (% of total), Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$), Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use), Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, total population (%), Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values), Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), Average working hours of children, working only, ages 7-14 (hours per week), Average working hours of children, working only, male, ages 7-14 (hours per week), Cause of death, by injury (% of total), Cereal yield (kg per hectare), Changes in inventories (current US$), Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing), Child employment in agriculture (% of economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in manufacturing, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in manufacturing, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in services (% of economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in services, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14), Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV, Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children out of school, primary, Children out of school, primary, male, Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money), CO2 emissions (kg per 2015 US$ of GDP), CO2 emissions (kt), CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion), CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion), Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP), Condom use, population ages 15-24, female (% of females ages 15-24), Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units), Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49), Control of Corruption: Estimate, Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval, Control of Corruption: Standard Error, Coverage of social insurance programs in 4th quintile (% of population), CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high), CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high), CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating (1=low to 6=high), Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions), DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$), Deposit interest rate (%), Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high), Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet), Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU), Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $), Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009), Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative), Electricity production from coal sources (% of total), Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total), Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate), Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita), Export unit value index (2015 = 100), Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), External debt stocks (% of GNI), External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure), Female primary school age children out-of-school (%), Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%), Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms), Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms), Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms), Fixed broadband subscriptions, Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people), Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP), Forest area (% of land area), Forest area (sq. km), Forest rents (% of GDP), GDP growth (annual %), GDP per capita (constant LCU), GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent), GDP, PPP (constant 2017 international $), General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent), GNI growth (annual %), GNI per capita (constant LCU), GNI, PPP (current international $), Goods and services expense (current LCU), Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval, Government Effectiveness: Standard Error, Gross capital formation (annual % growth), Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), Gross capital formation (current LCU), Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP), Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group), Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group), Gross national expenditure (current LCU), Gross national expenditure (current US$), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2017 international $), Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1), Human capital index (HCI), male (scale 0-1), Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months), Import value index (2015 = 100), Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24), Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population), Income share held by highest 20%, Income share held by lowest 20%, Income share held by third 20%, Individuals using the Internet (% of population), Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), Informal payments to public officials (% of firms), Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male), Interest payments (% of expense), Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %), Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases), International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$), International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$), Investment in energy with private participation (current US$), Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate), Development

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