Demographics of Saudi Arabia
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 12 Oct 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Saudi Arabia is projected at 33.96 million, compared to 33.26 million in 2023. It ranks 48th in the world by population and 19th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.78 percent, the 63rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 20.56 million males and 13.40 million females in Saudi Arabia. The percentage of the male population is 60.54%, compared to 39.46% of the female population. Saudi Arabia has 7.16 million more males than females, the 3rd highest in the world after India and China. The sex ratio in Saudi Arabia in 2024 will be 153.392 males per 100 females. Saudi Arabia has the 7th lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | |||
1950 | 865,696 | 837,574 | 1,703,271 | 3.47 | 103.358 |
1955 | 1,037,406 | 994,549 | 2,031,955 | 3.58 | 104.309 |
1960 | 1,246,996 | 1,188,407 | 2,435,403 | 3.66 | 104.930 |
1965 | 1,502,401 | 1,426,370 | 2,928,771 | 3.72 | 105.330 |
1970 | 1,834,034 | 1,728,436 | 3,562,470 | 4.25 | 106.109 |
1975 | 2,374,941 | 2,181,346 | 4,556,287 | 5.27 | 108.875 |
1980 | 3,197,694 | 2,850,303 | 6,047,997 | 5.88 | 112.188 |
1985 | 4,364,764 | 3,787,015 | 8,151,779 | 5.63 | 115.256 |
1990 | 5,736,144 | 4,904,547 | 10,640,691 | 4.85 | 116.956 |
1995 | 7,186,234 | 6,103,011 | 13,289,245 | 4.07 | 117.749 |
2000 | 8,842,645 | 7,335,077 | 16,177,722 | 5.32 | 120.553 |
2005 | 12,050,112 | 8,509,778 | 20,559,890 | 4.35 | 141.603 |
2010 | 15,372,356 | 9,784,772 | 25,157,128 | 3.75 | 157.105 |
2015 | 18,815,810 | 11,159,128 | 29,974,938 | 3.27 | 168.614 |
2020 | 18,870,229 | 12,120,978 | 30,991,207 | 1.18 | 155.682 |
2021 | 19,026,952 | 12,301,423 | 31,328,375 | 0.99 | 154.673 |
2022 | 19,541,493 | 12,633,859 | 32,175,352 | 4.30 | 154.676 |
2023 | 20,176,188 | 13,088,104 | 33,264,292 | 2.39 | 154.157 |
2024 | 20,559,490 | 13,403,266 | 33,962,757 | 1.78 | 153.392 |
Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 40.017 | 17.953 | 7.577 |
1955 | 42.603 | 18.005 | 7.592 |
1960 | 45.310 | 17.564 | 7.626 |
1965 | 48.436 | 16.799 | 7.658 |
1970 | 52.729 | 16.246 | 7.583 |
1975 | 57.780 | 16.613 | 7.370 |
1980 | 62.444 | 17.139 | 7.145 |
1985 | 66.027 | 17.633 | 6.649 |
1990 | 68.874 | 17.998 | 5.804 |
1995 | 70.944 | 18.726 | 4.986 |
2000 | 72.607 | 19.731 | 4.206 |
2005 | 74.400 | 20.752 | 3.161 |
2010 | 75.616 | 23.546 | 2.810 |
2015 | 77.776 | 26.967 | 2.630 |
2020 | 77.596 | 28.489 | 2.270 |
2021 | 77.089 | 28.508 | 2.170 |
2022 | 77.310 | 28.731 | 2.140 |
2023 | 78.732 | 29.247 | 2.280 |
2024 | 78.982 | 29.563 | 2.308 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 42,599 | 86,682 | 25.010 | 50.891 |
1955 | 47,335 | 105,152 | 23.295 | 51.749 |
1960 | 51,371 | 125,515 | 21.094 | 51.538 |
1965 | 53,858 | 147,676 | 18.389 | 50.423 |
1970 | 52,951 | 173,388 | 14.863 | 48.671 |
1975 | 51,101 | 217,321 | 11.215 | 47.697 |
1980 | 50,195 | 284,567 | 8.299 | 47.051 |
1985 | 50,012 | 360,570 | 6.135 | 44.232 |
1990 | 48,496 | 403,996 | 4.558 | 37.967 |
1995 | 49,114 | 429,350 | 3.696 | 32.308 |
2000 | 52,325 | 444,729 | 3.234 | 27.490 |
2005 | 57,089 | 433,035 | 2.777 | 21.062 |
2010 | 67,126 | 506,348 | 2.668 | 20.127 |
2015 | 67,914 | 581,656 | 2.266 | 19.405 |
2020 | 76,244 | 515,334 | 2.460 | 16.628 |
2021 | 81,908 | 498,172 | 2.615 | 15.902 |
2022 | 82,701 | 489,608 | 2.570 | 15.217 |
2023 | 77,837 | 546,038 | 2.340 | 16.415 |
2024 | 79,357 | 560,224 | 2.337 | 16.495 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 664,844 | 2,456,491 | 21.300 |
1955 | 923,917 | 2,634,238 | 25.966 |
1960 | 1,277,054 | 2,809,485 | 31.250 |
1965 | 1,877,805 | 2,965,830 | 38.769 |
1970 | 2,840,506 | 2,995,883 | 48.669 |
1975 | 4,334,558 | 3,094,145 | 58.349 |
1980 | 6,415,124 | 3,325,475 | 65.860 |
1985 | 9,581,553 | 3,607,562 | 72.647 |
1990 | 12,503,513 | 3,823,302 | 76.583 |
1995 | 14,739,559 | 3,996,282 | 78.670 |
2000 | 16,579,826 | 4,184,486 | 79.848 |
2005 | 19,358,664 | 4,546,990 | 80.979 |
2010 | 22,512,101 | 4,913,575 | 82.084 |
2015 | 26,249,243 | 5,307,901 | 83.180 |
2020 | 29,255,576 | 5,454,064 | 84.287 |
2021 | 29,799,824 | 5,462,868 | 84.508 |
2022 | 30,329,753 | 5,466,277 | 84.729 |
2023 | 30,846,442 | 5,464,682 | 84.950 |
2024 | 31,350,546 | 5,458,389 | 85.171 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,352,224 | 1,296,119 | 2,648,343 | 7.80 | 104.329 |
05-09 | 1,407,013 | 1,356,649 | 2,763,662 | 8.14 | 103.712 |
10-14 | 1,366,126 | 1,311,318 | 2,677,443 | 7.88 | 104.180 |
15-19 | 1,248,376 | 1,187,369 | 2,435,745 | 7.17 | 105.138 |
20-24 | 1,462,189 | 1,123,957 | 2,586,146 | 7.61 | 130.093 |
25-29 | 2,179,035 | 1,249,681 | 3,428,717 | 10.10 | 174.367 |
30-34 | 2,662,193 | 1,353,225 | 4,015,418 | 11.82 | 196.730 |
35-39 | 2,559,737 | 1,221,629 | 3,781,365 | 11.13 | 209.535 |
40-44 | 2,067,027 | 965,981 | 3,033,008 | 8.93 | 213.982 |
45-49 | 1,448,688 | 698,375 | 2,147,062 | 6.32 | 207.437 |
50-54 | 1,032,338 | 509,997 | 1,542,334 | 4.54 | 202.420 |
55-59 | 744,730 | 392,093 | 1,136,823 | 3.35 | 189.937 |
60-64 | 477,337 | 287,165 | 764,502 | 2.25 | 166.224 |
65-69 | 255,238 | 183,037 | 438,274 | 1.29 | 139.446 |
70-74 | 136,117 | 112,146 | 248,262 | 0.73 | 121.375 |
75-79 | 90,842 | 77,785 | 168,627 | 0.50 | 116.786 |
80-84 | 46,557 | 45,215 | 91,772 | 0.27 | 102.968 |
85-89 | 17,916 | 21,543 | 39,459 | 0.12 | 83.164 |
90-94 | 4,938 | 7,857 | 12,794 | 0.04 | 62.848 |
95-99 | 815 | 1,890 | 2,705 | 0.01 | 43.122 |
100+ | 56 | 237 | 293 | 0.00 | 23.629 |
Total | 20,559,492 | 13,403,268 | 33,962,754 | 153.392 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio