Demographics of Saudi Arabia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date12 Oct 2024

As of 2024, the population of Saudi Arabia is projected at 33.96 million, compared to 33.26 million in 2023. It ranks 48th in the world by population and 19th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.78 percent, the 63rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 20.56 million males and 13.40 million females in Saudi Arabia. The percentage of the male population is 60.54%, compared to 39.46% of the female population. Saudi Arabia has 7.16 million more males than females, the 3rd highest in the world after India and China. The sex ratio in Saudi Arabia in 2024 will be 153.392 males per 100 females. Saudi Arabia has the 7th lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Saudi Arabia population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950865,696837,5741,703,2713.47103.358
19551,037,406994,5492,031,9553.58104.309
19601,246,9961,188,4072,435,4033.66104.930
19651,502,4011,426,3702,928,7713.72105.330
19701,834,0341,728,4363,562,4704.25106.109
19752,374,9412,181,3464,556,2875.27108.875
19803,197,6942,850,3036,047,9975.88112.188
19854,364,7643,787,0158,151,7795.63115.256
19905,736,1444,904,54710,640,6914.85116.956
19957,186,2346,103,01113,289,2454.07117.749
20008,842,6457,335,07716,177,7225.32120.553
200512,050,1128,509,77820,559,8904.35141.603
201015,372,3569,784,77225,157,1283.75157.105
201518,815,81011,159,12829,974,9383.27168.614
202018,870,22912,120,97830,991,2071.18155.682
202119,026,95212,301,42331,328,3750.99154.673
202219,541,49312,633,85932,175,3524.30154.676
202320,176,18813,088,10433,264,2922.39154.157
202420,559,49013,403,26633,962,7571.78153.392
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195040.01717.9537.577
195542.60318.0057.592
196045.31017.5647.626
196548.43616.7997.658
197052.72916.2467.583
197557.78016.6137.370
198062.44417.1397.145
198566.02717.6336.649
199068.87417.9985.804
199570.94418.7264.986
200072.60719.7314.206
200574.40020.7523.161
201075.61623.5462.810
201577.77626.9672.630
202077.59628.4892.270
202177.08928.5082.170
202277.31028.7312.140
202378.73229.2472.280
202478.98229.5632.308
  • Total
  • Crude

Saudi Arabia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195042,59986,68225.01050.891
195547,335105,15223.29551.749
196051,371125,51521.09451.538
196553,858147,67618.38950.423
197052,951173,38814.86348.671
197551,101217,32111.21547.697
198050,195284,5678.29947.051
198550,012360,5706.13544.232
199048,496403,9964.55837.967
199549,114429,3503.69632.308
200052,325444,7293.23427.490
200557,089433,0352.77721.062
201067,126506,3482.66820.127
201567,914581,6562.26619.405
202076,244515,3342.46016.628
202181,908498,1722.61515.902
202282,701489,6082.57015.217
202377,837546,0382.34016.415
202479,357560,2242.33716.495
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Saudi Arabia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950664,8442,456,49121.300
1955923,9172,634,23825.966
19601,277,0542,809,48531.250
19651,877,8052,965,83038.769
19702,840,5062,995,88348.669
19754,334,5583,094,14558.349
19806,415,1243,325,47565.860
19859,581,5533,607,56272.647
199012,503,5133,823,30276.583
199514,739,5593,996,28278.670
200016,579,8264,184,48679.848
200519,358,6644,546,99080.979
201022,512,1014,913,57582.084
201526,249,2435,307,90183.180
202029,255,5765,454,06484.287
202129,799,8245,462,86884.508
202230,329,7535,466,27784.729
202330,846,4425,464,68284.950
202431,350,5465,458,38985.171
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Saudi Arabia population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,352,224 1,296,119 2,648,343 7.80 104.329
05-09 1,407,013 1,356,649 2,763,662 8.14 103.712
10-14 1,366,126 1,311,318 2,677,443 7.88 104.180
15-19 1,248,376 1,187,369 2,435,745 7.17 105.138
20-24 1,462,189 1,123,957 2,586,146 7.61 130.093
25-29 2,179,035 1,249,681 3,428,717 10.10 174.367
30-34 2,662,193 1,353,225 4,015,418 11.82 196.730
35-39 2,559,737 1,221,629 3,781,365 11.13 209.535
40-44 2,067,027 965,981 3,033,008 8.93 213.982
45-49 1,448,688 698,375 2,147,062 6.32 207.437
50-54 1,032,338 509,997 1,542,334 4.54 202.420
55-59 744,730 392,093 1,136,823 3.35 189.937
60-64 477,337 287,165 764,502 2.25 166.224
65-69 255,238 183,037 438,274 1.29 139.446
70-74 136,117 112,146 248,262 0.73 121.375
75-79 90,842 77,785 168,627 0.50 116.786
80-84 46,557 45,215 91,772 0.27 102.968
85-89 17,916 21,543 39,459 0.12 83.164
90-94 4,938 7,857 12,794 0.04 62.848
95-99 815 1,890 2,705 0.01 43.122
100+ 56 237 293 0.00 23.629
Total 20,559,492 13,403,268 33,962,754 153.392