The current population of Saudi Arabia is 36,428,123 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 35,300,280 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 20.6M people to 36.4M (77.2% growth in 20 years).
- Saudi Arabia is projected to reach 73.8M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Saudi Arabia has had an average growth rate of 3.86% per year.
- Saudi Arabia is ranked 44/197 by population and was ranked 51st in 2005.
- Saudi Arabia accounts for 0.44% of the world's population.
Saudi Arabia population clock
Saudi Arabia
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World
|
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
36428123
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 44/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.44% | N/A |
| One net population change |
19.7 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
57 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
6.66 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +4,377 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,597,549 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.74% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 3/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.3 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +122,170 | N/A |
Saudi Arabia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,435,403 | - |
| 1961 | 2,526,347 | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 2,620,910 | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 2,719,341 | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 2,821,968 | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 2,928,771 | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 3,039,887 | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 3,157,242 | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 3,282,711 | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 3,417,114 | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 3,562,470 | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 3,724,031 | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 3,905,722 | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 4,106,344 | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 4,323,632 | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 4,556,287 | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 4,807,933 | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 5,083,048 | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 5,381,902 | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 5,703,698 | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 6,420,551 | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 6,824,486 | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 7,252,941 | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 7,697,307 | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 8,151,779 | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 8,628,639 | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 9,130,194 | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 9,629,165 | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 10,128,394 | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 10,640,691 | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 11,160,744 | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 11,686,676 | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 12,215,862 | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 12,750,040 | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 13,289,245 | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 13,831,009 | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 14,374,943 | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 14,922,185 | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 15,472,075 | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 16,177,722 | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 17,041,397 | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 17,910,910 | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 18,786,767 | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 19,669,480 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 20,559,890 | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 21,459,144 | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 22,368,313 | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 23,287,877 | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 24,217,654 | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 23,978,487 | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 25,091,867 | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 26,168,861 | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 27,624,004 | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 28,309,273 | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 29,816,382 | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 30,954,198 | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 30,977,355 | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 30,196,281 | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 30,063,799 | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 31,552,510 | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 30,784,383 | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 32,175,224 | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 33,702,731 | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 35,300,280 | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 35,927,625 | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 36,550,694 | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 37,167,513 | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 37,775,810 | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 38,364,377 | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 38,918,375 | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 39,450,880 | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 39,983,934 | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 40,517,599 | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 41,052,423 | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 41,588,429 | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 42,125,184 | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 42,661,908 | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 43,198,420 | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 43,734,316 | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 44,269,571 | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 44,804,338 | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 45,338,111 | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 45,870,896 | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 46,403,116 | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 46,934,822 | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 47,465,267 | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 47,993,976 | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 48,521,364 | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 49,047,461 | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 49,572,202 | 1.07% |
Saudi Arabia has a population of 36.4M as of 2025, compared to 29.8M in 2015, 20.6M in 2005, and 13.3M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.22% per year. Saudi Arabia is ranked 61st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Saudi Arabia will have 46,934,822 people (28.8% growth) and still will be ranked 44th.
By the year 2100, Saudi Arabia's population is projected to grow by 102.6% to 73.8M people.
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Saudi Arabia population statistics
|
Saudi Arabia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 60.5:39.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.28 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 42.5 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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