The latest officially reported population of Saudi Arabia was 35,300,280 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saudi Arabia's population is 36,428,123 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 3.42 times bigger than Sweden's.
- Saudi Arabia is ranked the 44th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.44% for Saudi Arabia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Saudi Arabia has had an average growth rate of +2.3% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2005, the population of Saudi Arabia has increased from 20.6M people to 36.4M (77.2% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
- Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 73.8M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
36428123
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10654722
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| Population rank | 44/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.44% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
57 seconds
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +122,170 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4,377 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,597,549 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.74% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 3/197 | 148/197 |
Saudi Arabia and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,435,403 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,526,347 | 7,519,998 | 3.73% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 2,620,910 | 7,561,588 | 3.74% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 2,719,341 | 7,604,328 | 3.76% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 2,821,968 | 7,661,354 | 3.77% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 2,928,771 | 7,733,853 | 3.78% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 3,039,887 | 7,807,797 | 3.79% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 3,157,242 | 7,867,931 | 3.86% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 3,282,711 | 7,912,273 | 3.97% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 3,417,114 | 7,968,072 | 4.09% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 3,562,470 | 8,042,801 | 4.25% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 3,724,031 | 8,098,334 | 4.54% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 3,905,722 | 8,122,300 | 4.88% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 4,106,344 | 8,136,312 | 5.14% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 4,323,632 | 8,159,955 | 5.29% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 4,556,287 | 8,192,437 | 5.38% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 4,807,933 | 8,222,286 | 5.52% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 5,083,048 | 8,251,540 | 5.72% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 5,381,902 | 8,275,599 | 5.88% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 5,703,698 | 8,293,678 | 5.98% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 | 8,310,531 | 6.04% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 6,420,551 | 8,320,503 | 6.16% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 6,824,486 | 8,325,263 | 6.29% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 7,252,941 | 8,329,033 | 6.28% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 7,697,307 | 8,336,605 | 6.13% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 8,151,779 | 8,350,386 | 5.9% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 8,628,639 | 8,369,829 | 5.85% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 9,130,194 | 8,397,804 | 5.81% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 9,629,165 | 8,436,489 | 5.47% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 10,128,394 | 8,492,964 | 5.18% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 10,640,691 | 8,558,835 | 5.06% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 11,160,744 | 8,617,375 | 4.89% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 11,686,676 | 8,668,067 | 4.71% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 12,215,862 | 8,718,561 | 4.53% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 12,750,040 | 8,780,745 | 4.37% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 13,289,245 | 8,826,939 | 4.23% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 13,831,009 | 8,840,998 | 4.08% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 14,374,943 | 8,846,062 | 3.93% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 14,922,185 | 8,850,974 | 3.81% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 15,472,075 | 8,857,874 | 3.69% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 16,177,722 | 8,872,109 | 4.56% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 17,041,397 | 8,895,960 | 5.34% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 17,910,910 | 8,924,958 | 5.1% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 18,786,767 | 8,958,229 | 4.89% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 19,669,480 | 8,993,531 | 4.7% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 20,559,890 | 9,029,572 | 4.53% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 21,459,144 | 9,080,505 | 4.37% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 22,368,313 | 9,148,092 | 4.24% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 23,287,877 | 9,219,637 | 4.11% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 24,217,654 | 9,298,515 | 3.99% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 23,978,487 | 9,378,126 | -0.99% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 25,091,867 | 9,449,213 | 4.64% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 26,168,861 | 9,519,374 | 4.29% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 27,624,004 | 9,600,379 | 5.56% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 28,309,273 | 9,696,110 | 2.48% | 1% |
| 2015 | 29,816,382 | 9,799,186 | 5.32% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 30,954,198 | 9,923,085 | 3.82% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 30,977,355 | 10,057,698 | 0.07% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 30,196,281 | 10,175,214 | -2.52% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 30,063,799 | 10,278,887 | -0.44% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 31,552,510 | 10,353,442 | 4.95% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 30,784,383 | 10,415,811 | -2.43% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 32,175,224 | 10,486,941 | 4.52% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 33,702,731 | 10,536,632 | 4.75% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 35,300,280 | 10,569,709 | 4.74% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 35,927,625 | 10,619,177 | 1.78% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 36,550,694 | 10,663,427 | 1.73% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 37,167,513 | 10,703,497 | 1.69% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 37,775,810 | 10,740,420 | 1.64% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 38,364,377 | 10,773,692 | 1.56% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 38,918,375 | 10,803,699 | 1.44% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 39,450,880 | 10,830,583 | 1.37% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 39,983,934 | 10,855,855 | 1.35% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 40,517,599 | 10,880,544 | 1.33% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 41,052,423 | 10,903,924 | 1.32% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 41,588,429 | 10,926,433 | 1.31% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 42,125,184 | 10,949,062 | 1.29% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 42,661,908 | 10,971,259 | 1.27% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 43,198,420 | 10,993,203 | 1.26% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 43,734,316 | 11,015,926 | 1.24% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 44,269,571 | 11,039,663 | 1.22% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 44,804,338 | 11,063,604 | 1.21% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 45,338,111 | 11,088,299 | 1.19% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 45,870,896 | 11,113,927 | 1.18% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 46,403,116 | 11,139,125 | 1.16% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 46,934,822 | 11,163,492 | 1.15% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 47,465,267 | 11,186,803 | 1.13% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 47,993,976 | 11,209,183 | 1.11% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 48,521,364 | 11,230,526 | 1.1% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 49,047,461 | 11,250,663 | 1.08% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 49,572,202 | 11,269,877 | 1.07% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saudi Arabia increased by 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saudi Arabia gained 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).
Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st most populous country in 2005 and is 44th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Saudi Arabia's population will grow by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people with a rank change from 44th to 43rd. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Riyadh | 7.01M |
| Jeddah | 4.7M |
| Mecca | 2.43M |
| Medina | 1.41M |
| Dammam | 903K |
| Tabuk | 886K |
| Qatif | 625K |
| Jubail | 379K |
| Ha'il | 311K |
| Yanbu | 299K |
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Saudi Arabia and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 79.2 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 60.5:39.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.28 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 42.5 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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