| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Saudi Arabia is projected at 35.34 million, up by 1.51% compared with 34.81 million in 2020. Saudi Arabia is ranked 41st in terms of population and 71st in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.58 million births in Saudi Arabia in 2021. That is 1,583 per day, which is ranked 50th. The crude birth rate is 16.35 per 1000 people. There are 0.13 million deaths in Saudi Arabia in 2021. That is 347 per day, which is ranked 65th. The crude death rate is 3.59 per 1000 people.
29.8 million people are living in urban areas, which is 84.51% of Saudi Arabia population. Saudi Arabia is ranked 53rd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Saudi Arabia in 2021 is 137.13 males per 100 females. There are 20.44 million males and 14.90 million females in Saudi Arabia. The percentage of female population is 42.17% compare to 57.83% male population. Saudi Arabia has 5.53 million more males than females. Saudi Arabia is at 195th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,121,340 | - |
| 1955 | 3,558,165 | 2.70 |
| 1960 | 4,086,534 | 3.04 |
| 1965 | 4,843,632 | 3.56 |
| 1970 | 5,836,388 | 4.22 |
| 1975 | 7,419,486 | 5.17 |
| 1980 | 9,691,471 | 6.06 |
| 1985 | 13,118,998 | 5.64 |
| 1990 | 16,233,786 | 3.62 |
| 1995 | 18,638,790 | 2.33 |
| 2000 | 20,663,840 | 2.32 |
| 2005 | 23,816,175 | 2.95 |
| 2010 | 27,421,468 | 2.97 |
| 2015 | 31,717,676 | 2.59 |
| 2016 | 32,443,443 | 2.29 |
| 2017 | 33,101,183 | 2.03 |
| 2018 | 33,702,757 | 1.82 |
| 2019 | 34,268,529 | 1.68 |
| 2020 | 34,813,867 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | 35,340,680 | 1.51 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 76,443 | 153,083 | 24.03 | 48.02 |
| 1955 | 79,144 | 169,188 | 22.22 | 47.60 |
| 1960 | 83,727 | 195,716 | 20.32 | 47.58 |
| 1965 | 88,588 | 229,654 | 18.20 | 47.34 |
| 1970 | 89,055 | 276,258 | 15.06 | 46.77 |
| 1975 | 85,639 | 339,906 | 11.42 | 45.51 |
| 1980 | 84,163 | 437,436 | 8.49 | 44.12 |
| 1985 | 82,762 | 533,820 | 6.33 | 40.98 |
| 1990 | 79,672 | 578,575 | 4.91 | 35.80 |
| 1995 | 76,608 | 567,051 | 4.12 | 30.53 |
| 2000 | 77,068 | 551,121 | 3.69 | 26.38 |
| 2005 | 84,940 | 578,426 | 3.56 | 24.24 |
| 2010 | 95,390 | 610,250 | 3.46 | 22.12 |
| 2015 | 107,529 | 611,710 | 3.41 | 19.41 |
| 2020 | 123,173 | 585,170 | 3.54 | 16.81 |
| 2021 | 126,803 | 577,692 | 3.59 | 16.35 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 664,844 | 2,456,491 | - | 21.300 |
| 1955 | 923,917 | 2,634,238 | 6.75 | 25.966 |
| 1960 | 1,277,054 | 2,809,485 | 6.82 | 31.250 |
| 1965 | 1,877,805 | 2,965,830 | 8.88 | 38.769 |
| 1970 | 2,840,506 | 2,995,883 | 8.73 | 48.669 |
| 1975 | 4,334,558 | 3,094,145 | 8.28 | 58.349 |
| 1980 | 6,415,124 | 3,325,475 | 8.51 | 65.860 |
| 1985 | 9,581,553 | 3,607,562 | 7.55 | 72.647 |
| 1990 | 12,503,513 | 3,823,302 | 4.51 | 76.583 |
| 1995 | 14,739,559 | 3,996,282 | 2.63 | 78.670 |
| 2000 | 16,579,826 | 4,184,486 | 2.61 | 79.848 |
| 2005 | 19,358,664 | 4,546,990 | 3.20 | 80.979 |
| 2010 | 22,512,101 | 4,913,575 | 3.14 | 82.084 |
| 2015 | 26,249,243 | 5,307,901 | 2.81 | 83.180 |
| 2020 | 29,255,576 | 5,454,064 | 1.93 | 84.287 |
| 2021 | 29,799,824 | 5,462,868 | 1.86 | 84.508 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,491,784 | 1,443,524 | 2,935,308 | 8.31 | 103.343 |
| 05-09 | 1,530,124 | 1,480,429 | 3,010,553 | 8.52 | 103.357 |
| 10-14 | 1,385,021 | 1,340,157 | 2,725,178 | 7.71 | 103.348 |
| 15-19 | 1,175,181 | 1,119,511 | 2,294,692 | 6.49 | 104.973 |
| 20-24 | 1,233,884 | 1,084,530 | 2,318,414 | 6.56 | 113.771 |
| 25-29 | 1,639,719 | 1,322,883 | 2,962,602 | 8.38 | 123.950 |
| 30-34 | 1,988,237 | 1,421,863 | 3,410,100 | 9.65 | 139.833 |
| 35-39 | 2,156,257 | 1,341,085 | 3,497,342 | 9.90 | 160.785 |
| 40-44 | 2,278,254 | 1,302,854 | 3,581,108 | 10.13 | 174.866 |
| 45-49 | 1,939,811 | 1,035,903 | 2,975,714 | 8.42 | 187.258 |
| 50-54 | 1,374,827 | 661,756 | 2,036,583 | 5.76 | 207.754 |
| 55-59 | 962,587 | 452,332 | 1,414,919 | 4.00 | 212.805 |
| 60-64 | 585,712 | 302,548 | 888,260 | 2.51 | 193.593 |
| 65-69 | 342,461 | 245,156 | 587,617 | 1.66 | 139.691 |
| 70-74 | 166,447 | 152,811 | 319,258 | 0.90 | 108.923 |
| 75-79 | 101,984 | 100,382 | 202,366 | 0.57 | 101.596 |
| 80-84 | 53,768 | 58,543 | 112,311 | 0.32 | 91.844 |
| 85-89 | 22,113 | 25,983 | 48,096 | 0.14 | 85.106 |
| 90-94 | 7,362 | 9,086 | 16,448 | 0.05 | 81.026 |
| 95-99 | 1,452 | 2,019 | 3,471 | 0.01 | 71.917 |
| 100+ | 99 | 241 | 340 | 0.00 | 41.079 |
| Total | 20,437,084 | 14,903,596 | 35,340,680 | 137.129 | |