Saudi Arabia
Population 2026
35,165,789
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.73%
- Density
- 16 per km²
- Land area
- 2,149,690 km²
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Currency
- Rial (SAR)
- Official languages
- AR-SA
- Urban population
- 84.6%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 567,8892026
- Deaths
- 81,7442026
- Birth rate
- 16.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 2.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.31
- Life expectancy
- 79.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 29.7
- Net migration
- 119,738
Age distribution
- 0–1423.6%
- 15–6473.3%
- 65+3.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.3T
- GDP per capita
- $34.5K
- GDP growth
- +4.5%
- Inflation
- 2.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Exports
- $380B
- Imports
- $360B
- Tourism receipts
- 3.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.6%
- Industry43.0%
- Manufacturing15.8%
- Services48.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture2.5%
- Industry23.1%
- Services74.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JeddahMecca Region | 4,697,0002024 |
| 2 | RiyadhRiyadh Region | 4,205,9612024 |
| 3 | MakkahMecca Region | 1,578,7222026 |
| 4 | MadinahMedina Region | 1,300,0002026 |
| 5 | DammamEastern Province | 1,252,5232026 |
| 6 | SulţānahMedina Region | 946,6972026 |
| 7 | BuraydahAl-Qassim Region | 745,3532026 |
| 8 | Ta’ifMecca Region | 688,6932022 |
| 9 | TabukTabuk Region | 667,0002026 |
| 10 | Ha'ilHa'il Region | 605,9302026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35,165,789 | 568K | 81.7K |
| 2020 | 30,991,206 | 515K | 76.2K |
| 2010 | 25,157,134 | 506K | 67.1K |
| 2000 | 16,177,733 | 445K | 52.3K |
| 1990 | 10,640,697 | 404K | 48.5K |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 | 285K | 50.2K |
| 1970 | 3,562,475 | 173K | 53.0K |
| 1960 | 2,435,410 | 126K | 51.4K |
| 1950 | 1,703,280 | 86.7K | 42.6K |