List of cities in Saudi Arabia by population

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
Date	10 Apr 2026

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Saudi Arabia cities population
City	Population		Share (%)	Rank		Change
City	2025	2026	Share (%)	Saudi Arabia	World	Population	(%)
Ar-Riyāḑ (Riyadh)	6,916,417	7,024,249	20.3	1	52	107,832	1.56
Jeddah	4,284,080	4,351,700	12.6	2	100	67,620	1.58
Dammam	2,335,647	2,371,023	6.86	3	211	35,376	1.51
Mecca	1,692,152	1,720,261	4.98	4	286	28,109	1.66
Medina	1,432,287	1,459,414	4.22	5	351	27,127	1.89
Al Ahsa	725,760	737,688	2.13	6	734	11,928	1.64
Tabuk	553,389	571,667	1.65	7	970	18,278	3.30
Khamis Mushayt	497,246	500,102	1.45	8	1117	2,856	0.57
At Ta'if	481,818	490,567	1.42	9	1144	8,749	1.82
Hafar Al-Batin	302,534	306,356	0.886	10	1902	3,822	1.26
Zahrat Laban	257,467	261,625	0.757	11	2257	4,158	1.61
Ash Sharai	244,064	252,396	0.730	12	2345	8,332	3.41
Ha'il	236,744	243,552	0.705	13	2437	6,808	2.88
Najran	216,530	217,419	0.629	14	2758	889	0.41
`Ar`ar	208,320	212,459	0.615	15	2828	4,139	1.99
Unaizah	197,665	201,748	0.584	16	2995	4,083	2.07
Buraydah	195,152	201,102	0.582	17	3005	5,950	3.05
Hayy as Salihiyah	173,257	177,271	0.513	18	3454	4,014	2.32
As Sayh	170,406	173,673	0.502	19	3525	3,267	1.92
Al Hawiyah	150,574	155,729	0.451	20	3946	5,155	3.42
Yanbu`	118,653	123,622	0.358	21	5021	4,969	4.19
Abha	117,510	117,862	0.341	22	5285	352	0.30
الفاروق	109,514	112,423	0.325	23	5558	2,909	2.66
Sakaka	107,686	111,782	0.323	24	5587	4,096	3.80
Al Qurayyat	104,984	106,607	0.308	25	5863	1,623	1.55
Al Jubayl	98,153	100,840	0.292	26	6205	2,687	2.74