Saudi Arabia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Saudi Arabia was 18.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 30.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 128th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Saudi Arabia ranks 98th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Saudi Arabia is expected to increase to 36.8 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Saudi Arabia

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Saudi Arabia
	Male	Female
80+	0.21%	0.23%
75-79	0.27%	0.23%
70-74	0.4%	0.33%
65-69	0.75%	0.54%
60-64	1.41%	0.85%
55-59	2.19%	1.15%
50-54	3.04%	1.5%
45-49	4.27%	2.06%
40-44	6.09%	2.84%
35-39	7.54%	3.6%
30-34	7.84%	3.98%
25-29	6.42%	3.68%
20-24	4.31%	3.31%
15-19	3.68%	3.5%
10-14	4.02%	3.86%
5-9	4.14%	3.99%
0-4	3.98%	3.82%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Saudi Arabia has average demographic potential with 60.5% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 84/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Saudi Arabia

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Factual

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Year	Working age share
	Saudi Arabia	World
2100	66%	59.6%
2099	66.1%	59.6%
2098	66.2%	59.7%
2097	66.4%	59.7%
2096	66.5%	59.7%
2095	66.6%	59.7%
2094	66.8%	59.7%
2093	66.9%	59.8%
2092	67.1%	59.8%
2091	67.2%	59.8%
2090	67.4%	59.8%
2089	67.5%	59.8%
2088	67.7%	59.8%
2087	67.7%	59.8%
2086	67.8%	59.8%
2085	67.9%	59.9%
2084	68%	59.9%
2083	68.1%	60%
2082	68.2%	60.1%
2081	68.3%	60.3%
2080	68.4%	60.4%
2079	68.6%	60.6%
2078	68.7%	60.7%
2077	68.9%	60.9%
2076	69%	61%
2075	69.1%	61.1%
2074	69.3%	61.3%
2073	69.4%	61.4%
2072	69.6%	61.5%
2071	69.8%	61.6%
2070	69.9%	61.7%
2069	70%	61.8%
2068	70.1%	61.9%
2067	70.2%	62%
2066	70.3%	62%
2065	70.3%	62.1%
2064	70.3%	62.1%
2063	70.3%	62.1%
2062	70.2%	62.2%
2061	70.2%	62.2%
2060	70.3%	62.3%
2059	70.3%	62.3%
2058	70.5%	62.4%
2057	70.6%	62.4%
2056	70.7%	62.5%
2055	70.9%	62.7%
2054	71.1%	62.8%
2053	71.3%	62.9%
2052	71.4%	63.1%
2051	71.6%	63.2%
2050	71.8%	63.4%
2049	72%	63.5%
2048	72.2%	63.6%
2047	72.4%	63.8%
2046	72.5%	63.9%
2045	72.6%	64%
2044	72.8%	64.1%
2043	72.8%	64.2%
2042	72.9%	64.3%
2041	73%	64.4%
2040	73%	64.5%
2039	73%	64.7%
2038	73%	64.8%
2037	73.2%	64.9%
2036	73.3%	65.1%
2035	73.4%	65.2%
2034	73.4%	65.3%
2033	73.5%	65.4%
2032	73.5%	65.4%
2031	73.6%	65.4%
2030	73.6%	65.4%
2029	73.5%	65.4%
2028	73.5%	65.4%
2027	73.4%	65.4%
2026	73.4%	65.2%
2025	73.3%	65.1%
2024	73.2%	65.1%
2023	73.1%	65%
2022	72.7%	64.9%
2021	72.2%	64.9%
2020	72%	64.8%
2019	71.8%	64.9%
2018	72%	64.9%
2017	72.6%	65%
2016	72.9%	65.1%
2015	72.7%	65.1%
2014	72.3%	65.2%
2013	71.9%	65.2%
2012	71.3%	65.2%
2011	70.7%	65.2%
2010	70%	65.1%
2009	69.1%	65%
2008	68.1%	64.9%
2007	67%	64.7%
2006	65.8%	64.5%
2005	64.5%	64.3%
2004	63.3%	64%
2003	62%	63.7%
2002	61%	63.4%
2001	60.1%	63.1%
2000	59.5%	62.8%
1999	58.9%	62.5%
1998	58.3%	62.2%
1997	57.7%	61.9%
1996	57.2%	61.7%
1995	56.7%	61.5%
1994	56.3%	61.3%
1993	55.9%	61.2%
1992	55.6%	61.1%
1991	55.3%	61%
1990	55%	60.9%
1989	54.9%	60.8%
1988	54.8%	60.7%
1987	54.7%	60.5%
1986	54.5%	60.4%
1985	54.4%	60.1%
1984	54.4%	59.9%
1983	54.3%	59.6%
1982	54.1%	59.3%
1981	53.9%	59%
1980	53.7%	58.7%
1979	53.6%	58.4%
1978	53.4%	58%
1977	53.2%	57.7%
1976	52.9%	57.5%
1975	52.7%	57.4%
1974	52.4%	57.3%
1973	52.2%	57.3%
1972	51.9%	57.2%
1971	51.7%	57.1%
1970	51.6%	57%
1969	51.6%	56.9%
1968	51.6%	56.9%
1967	51.7%	56.9%
1966	51.9%	56.8%
1965	52.1%	56.9%
1964	52.3%	57%
1963	52.6%	57.2%
1962	52.9%	57.4%
1961	53.1%	57.5%
1960	53.4%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Saudi Arabia changed from 63.3% to 73.2% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Saudi Arabia decreased from 58.1% to 36.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Saudi Arabia	World
2100	17.3%	16.5%
2099	17.3%	16.6%
2098	17.3%	16.6%
2097	17.3%	16.7%
2096	17.3%	16.8%
2095	17.3%	16.8%
2094	17.4%	16.9%
2093	17.4%	17%
2092	17.4%	17%
2091	17.4%	17.1%
2090	17.4%	17.2%
2089	17.5%	17.2%
2088	17.5%	17.3%
2087	17.5%	17.4%
2086	17.6%	17.4%
2085	17.6%	17.5%
2084	17.7%	17.5%
2083	17.7%	17.6%
2082	17.7%	17.7%
2081	17.8%	17.7%
2080	17.8%	17.8%
2079	17.9%	17.8%
2078	17.9%	17.9%
2077	18%	17.9%
2076	18%	18%
2075	18.1%	18%
2074	18.2%	18.1%
2073	18.2%	18.2%
2072	18.3%	18.2%
2071	18.3%	18.3%
2070	18.4%	18.3%
2069	18.4%	18.4%
2068	18.5%	18.5%
2067	18.6%	18.6%
2066	18.6%	18.6%
2065	18.7%	18.7%
2064	18.7%	18.8%
2063	18.8%	18.9%
2062	18.9%	19.1%
2061	19%	19.2%
2060	19%	19.3%
2059	19.1%	19.4%
2058	19.2%	19.5%
2057	19.3%	19.6%
2056	19.4%	19.8%
2055	19.5%	19.9%
2054	19.6%	20%
2053	19.8%	20.1%
2052	19.9%	20.2%
2051	20%	20.3%
2050	20.1%	20.4%
2049	20.3%	20.5%
2048	20.4%	20.6%
2047	20.6%	20.7%
2046	20.7%	20.8%
2045	20.9%	20.9%
2044	21.1%	20.9%
2043	21.2%	21%
2042	21.4%	21.1%
2041	21.6%	21.2%
2040	21.8%	21.2%
2039	22%	21.3%
2038	22.1%	21.4%
2037	22.1%	21.5%
2036	22.2%	21.6%
2035	22.2%	21.8%
2034	22.3%	22%
2033	22.4%	22.2%
2032	22.5%	22.4%
2031	22.7%	22.7%
2030	22.8%	23%
2029	23%	23.3%
2028	23.2%	23.6%
2027	23.3%	23.9%
2026	23.5%	24.2%
2025	23.7%	24.6%
2024	23.8%	24.7%
2023	24.1%	25%
2022	24.6%	25.3%
2021	25.2%	25.6%
2020	25.5%	25.8%
2019	25.8%	26%
2018	25.7%	26.2%
2017	25.2%	26.4%
2016	24.9%	26.5%
2015	25.1%	26.6%
2014	25.4%	26.8%
2013	25.8%	26.9%
2012	26.3%	27%
2011	26.9%	27.1%
2010	27.6%	27.3%
2009	28.5%	27.5%
2008	29.5%	27.6%
2007	30.6%	27.9%
2006	31.9%	28.1%
2005	33.2%	28.5%
2004	34.5%	28.8%
2003	35.7%	29.2%
2002	36.8%	29.6%
2001	37.7%	30%
2000	38.3%	30.4%
1999	38.9%	30.8%
1998	39.5%	31.1%
1997	40.1%	31.5%
1996	40.7%	31.8%
1995	41.2%	32.1%
1994	41.7%	32.3%
1993	42.1%	32.5%
1992	42.4%	32.7%
1991	42.7%	32.9%
1990	43%	33%
1989	43.2%	33.2%
1988	43.3%	33.4%
1987	43.4%	33.6%
1986	43.5%	33.8%
1985	43.6%	34%
1984	43.6%	34.3%
1983	43.7%	34.6%
1982	43.8%	34.9%
1981	43.9%	35.2%
1980	44.1%	35.5%
1979	44.2%	35.9%
1978	44.3%	36.3%
1977	44.5%	36.7%
1976	44.6%	36.9%
1975	44.8%	37.1%
1974	45%	37.2%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1972	45.3%	37.5%
1971	45.5%	37.6%
1970	45.5%	37.7%
1969	45.5%	37.8%
1968	45.4%	37.9%
1967	45.3%	38%
1966	45.1%	38%
1965	44.8%	38%
1964	44.6%	38%
1963	44.3%	37.8%
1962	43.9%	37.6%
1961	43.6%	37.5%
1960	43.4%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Saudi Arabia decreased from 34.5% to 23.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Saudi Arabia	World
2100	16.7%	23.9%
2099	16.6%	23.8%
2098	16.4%	23.7%
2097	16.3%	23.6%
2096	16.2%	23.5%
2095	16%	23.4%
2094	15.9%	23.4%
2093	15.7%	23.3%
2092	15.5%	23.2%
2091	15.4%	23.1%
2090	15.2%	23.1%
2089	15%	23%
2088	14.8%	22.9%
2087	14.7%	22.8%
2086	14.6%	22.7%
2085	14.5%	22.6%
2084	14.4%	22.5%
2083	14.2%	22.4%
2082	14.1%	22.2%
2081	13.9%	22%
2080	13.7%	21.8%
2079	13.5%	21.6%
2078	13.3%	21.4%
2077	13.2%	21.2%
2076	13%	21%
2075	12.8%	20.8%
2074	12.6%	20.6%
2073	12.3%	20.4%
2072	12.1%	20.3%
2071	11.9%	20.1%
2070	11.7%	19.9%
2069	11.5%	19.8%
2068	11.4%	19.6%
2067	11.2%	19.5%
2066	11.1%	19.3%
2065	11%	19.2%
2064	11%	19.1%
2063	10.9%	18.9%
2062	10.9%	18.8%
2061	10.8%	18.6%
2060	10.7%	18.5%
2059	10.5%	18.3%
2058	10.3%	18.1%
2057	10.1%	17.9%
2056	9.85%	17.7%
2055	9.58%	17.5%
2054	9.3%	17.2%
2053	8.99%	17%
2052	8.68%	16.7%
2051	8.36%	16.4%
2050	8.03%	16.2%
2049	7.71%	16%
2048	7.38%	15.8%
2047	7.06%	15.5%
2046	6.76%	15.3%
2045	6.46%	15.1%
2044	6.18%	14.9%
2043	5.92%	14.8%
2042	5.67%	14.6%
2041	5.44%	14.4%
2040	5.23%	14.2%
2039	5.04%	14%
2038	4.87%	13.8%
2037	4.7%	13.5%
2036	4.55%	13.3%
2035	4.4%	13%
2034	4.24%	12.7%
2033	4.08%	12.4%
2032	3.92%	12.2%
2031	3.76%	11.9%
2030	3.62%	11.6%
2029	3.48%	11.3%
2028	3.35%	11%
2027	3.23%	10.7%
2026	3.11%	10.5%
2025	3%	10.3%
2024	2.95%	10.2%
2023	2.82%	9.98%
2022	2.7%	9.74%
2021	2.62%	9.53%
2020	2.52%	9.33%
2019	2.45%	9.1%
2018	2.38%	8.88%
2017	2.28%	8.65%
2016	2.21%	8.45%
2015	2.23%	8.26%
2014	2.28%	8.08%
2013	2.33%	7.92%
2012	2.37%	7.78%
2011	2.39%	7.66%
2010	2.4%	7.58%
2009	2.39%	7.52%
2008	2.37%	7.47%
2007	2.35%	7.41%
2006	2.32%	7.34%
2005	2.3%	7.26%
2004	2.28%	7.18%
2003	2.26%	7.1%
2002	2.25%	7.01%
2001	2.24%	6.92%
2000	2.23%	6.84%
1999	2.2%	6.76%
1998	2.16%	6.68%
1997	2.12%	6.61%
1996	2.08%	6.53%
1995	2.05%	6.45%
1994	2.03%	6.37%
1993	2.01%	6.29%
1992	1.99%	6.21%
1991	1.97%	6.14%
1990	1.97%	6.07%
1989	1.96%	6.01%
1988	1.96%	5.95%
1987	1.97%	5.91%
1986	1.99%	5.86%
1985	2.01%	5.82%
1984	2.03%	5.8%
1983	2.06%	5.79%
1982	2.1%	5.8%
1981	2.15%	5.81%
1980	2.2%	5.81%
1979	2.25%	5.77%
1978	2.31%	5.71%
1977	2.37%	5.65%
1976	2.43%	5.59%
1975	2.5%	5.53%
1974	2.57%	5.47%
1973	2.65%	5.42%
1972	2.72%	5.37%
1971	2.79%	5.32%
1970	2.85%	5.28%
1969	2.9%	5.24%
1968	2.95%	5.2%
1967	3%	5.16%
1966	3.05%	5.12%
1965	3.09%	5.08%
1964	3.13%	5.04%
1963	3.17%	5.02%
1962	3.21%	5.01%
1961	3.24%	4.99%
1960	3.27%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Saudi Arabia increased from 2.28% to 2.95% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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