Population of cities in Saudi Arabia 2026

Saudi Arabia cities population

Code	City	Population		Share (%)	Rank		Change
Code	City	2025	2026	Share (%)	Saudi Arabia	World	Population	(%)
Ar-R	Ar-Riyāḑ (Riyadh)	6,916,417	7,024,249	20.3	1	52	107,832	1.56
Jedd	Jeddah	4,284,080	4,351,700	12.6	2	100	67,620	1.58
Damm	Dammam	2,335,647	2,371,023	6.86	3	211	35,376	1.51
Mecc	Mecca	1,692,152	1,720,261	4.98	4	286	28,109	1.66
Medi	Medina	1,432,287	1,459,414	4.22	5	351	27,127	1.89
Al A	Al Ahsa	725,760	737,688	2.13	6	734	11,928	1.64
Tabu	Tabuk	553,389	571,667	1.65	7	970	18,278	3.30
Kham	Khamis Mushayt	497,246	500,102	1.45	8	1117	2,856	0.57
At T	At Ta'if	481,818	490,567	1.42	9	1144	8,749	1.82
Hafa	Hafar Al-Batin	302,534	306,356	0.886	10	1902	3,822	1.26
Zahr	Zahrat Laban	257,467	261,625	0.757	11	2257	4,158	1.61
Ash	Ash Sharai	244,064	252,396	0.730	12	2345	8,332	3.41
Ha'i	Ha'il	236,744	243,552	0.705	13	2437	6,808	2.88
Najr	Najran	216,530	217,419	0.629	14	2758	889	0.41
`Ar`	`Ar`ar	208,320	212,459	0.615	15	2828	4,139	1.99
Unai	Unaizah	197,665	201,748	0.584	16	2995	4,083	2.07
Bura	Buraydah	195,152	201,102	0.582	17	3005	5,950	3.05
Hayy	Hayy as Salihiyah	173,257	177,271	0.513	18	3454	4,014	2.32
As S	As Sayh	170,406	173,673	0.502	19	3525	3,267	1.92
Al H	Al Hawiyah	150,574	155,729	0.451	20	3946	5,155	3.42
Yanb	Yanbu`	118,653	123,622	0.358	21	5021	4,969	4.19
Abha	Abha	117,510	117,862	0.341	22	5285	352	0.30
الفا	الفاروق	109,514	112,423	0.325	23	5558	2,909	2.66
Saka	Sakaka	107,686	111,782	0.323	24	5587	4,096	3.80
Al Q	Al Qurayyat	104,984	106,607	0.308	25	5863	1,623	1.55
Al J	Al Jubayl	98,153	100,840	0.292	26	6205	2,687	2.74

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
Date	10 Apr 2026