Saudi Arabia Population (LIVE)

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Saudi Arabia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Saudi Arabia is 34,393,850 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Saudi Arabia 2025 population is estimated at 34,566,328 people at mid-year.
  • Saudi Arabia population is equivalent to 0.42% of the total world population.
  • Saudi Arabia ranks number 48 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Saudi Arabia is 16 per Km² (42 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 2,149,690 Km² (830,000 sq. miles).
  • 92.12% of the population is urban (31,842,626 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Saudi Arabia is 29.6 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Saudi Arabia (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Saudi Arabia
Global
Rank
2025 34,566,328 1.78% 603,571 119,738 29.6 2.29 16 92.1% 31,842,626 0.42% 8,231,613,070 48
2024 33,962,757 2.1% 698,465 122,170 29.6 2.31 16 92.3% 31,350,546 0.42% 8,161,972,572 48
2023 33,264,292 3.38% 1,088,940 325,691 29.2 2.28 15 92.7% 30,846,442 0.41% 8,091,734,930 48
2022 32,175,352 1.89% 592,073 977,072 28.7 2.14 15 94.3% 30,329,753 0.40% 8,021,407,192 48
2020 30,991,207 0.67% 203,254 −74,725 28.5 2.27 14 94.4% 29,255,576 0.39% 7,887,001,292 47
2015 29,974,938 3.57% 963,562 465,292 27 2.63 14 87.6% 26,249,243 0.40% 7,470,491,872 46
2010 25,157,128 4.12% 919,448 504,955 23.5 2.81 12 89.5% 22,512,101 0.36% 7,021,732,148 48
2005 20,559,890 4.91% 876,434 518,565 20.8 3.16 10 94.2% 19,358,664 0.31% 6,586,970,132 51
2000 16,177,722 4.01% 577,695 468,515 19.7 4.21 8 0.26% 6,171,702,993 58
1995 13,289,245 4.55% 529,711 160,512 18.7 4.99 6 0.23% 5,758,878,982 61
1990 10,640,691 5.47% 497,782 160,416 18 5.8 5 0.20% 5,327,803,110 62
1985 8,151,779 6.15% 420,756 148,208 17.6 6.65 4 0.17% 4,868,943,465 74
1980 6,047,997 5.83% 298,342 121,220 17.1 7.14 3 0.14% 4,447,606,236 83
1975 4,556,287 5.04% 198,763 73,960 16.6 7.37 2 95.1% 4,334,558 0.11% 4,070,735,277 95
1970 3,562,470 4% 126,740 31,097 16.2 7.58 2 79.7% 2,840,506 0.096% 3,694,683,794 103
1965 2,928,771 3.76% 98,674 15,000 16.8 7.66 1 64.1% 1,877,805 0.088% 3,334,533,703 106
1960 2,435,403 3.69% 80,690 15,000 17.6 7.63 1 52.4% 1,277,054 0.081% 3,015,470,894 109
1955 2,031,955 3.59% 65,737 15,000 18 7.59 1 45.5% 923,917 0.074% 2,740,213,792 112

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Saudi Arabia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Saudi Arabia
Global
Rank
2030 37,443,751 1.61% 575,485 22,042 29.7 2.17 17 91.2% 34,142,975 0.44% 8,569,124,911 46
2035 40,012,640 1.34% 513,778 23,610 30 2.07 19 90.4% 36,170,029 0.45% 8,885,210,181 46
2040 42,592,205 1.26% 515,913 25,137 30.7 1.98 20 88.9% 37,878,811 0.46% 9,177,190,203 45
2045 45,156,465 1.18% 512,852 26,955 31.3 1.93 21 87.2% 39,396,408 0.48% 9,439,639,668 46
2050 47,693,910 1.1% 507,489 28,517 32 1.88 22 85.4% 40,708,624 0.49% 9,664,378,587 44

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Saudi Arabia Demographics

Life Expectancy
79.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
5.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
7.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Saudi Arabia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Saudi Arabia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Saudi Arabia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.