| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 04 May 2024 |
There are 21.51 million males and 15.97 million females in Saudi Arabia. The percentage of the male population is 57.39%, compared to 42.61% of the female population. Saudi Arabia has 5.54 million more males than females, which is the 3rd highest in the world. The sex ratio in Saudi Arabia in 2024 will be 134.690 males per 100 females. Saudi Arabia has the sixth-lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,089,693 | 3.01 |
| 1955 | 3,581,910 | 2.97 |
| 1960 | 4,165,563 | 3.22 |
| 1965 | 4,978,922 | 3.80 |
| 1970 | 6,106,191 | 4.48 |
| 1975 | 7,897,544 | 5.32 |
| 1980 | 10,171,710 | 4.92 |
| 1985 | 12,890,245 | 4.56 |
| 1990 | 16,004,763 | 4.11 |
| 1995 | 18,888,857 | 2.75 |
| 2000 | 21,547,390 | 2.50 |
| 2005 | 24,397,644 | 3.97 |
| 2010 | 29,411,929 | 2.74 |
| 2015 | 32,749,848 | 1.88 |
| 2020 | 35,997,107 | -1.29 |
| 2021 | 35,950,396 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | 36,408,820 | 1.50 |
| 2023 | 36,947,025 | 1.44 |
| 2024 | 37,473,929 | 1.39 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 76,601 | 164,768 | 24.797 | 53.338 |
| 1955 | 83,291 | 187,416 | 23.254 | 52.325 |
| 1960 | 87,264 | 213,643 | 20.963 | 51.321 |
| 1965 | 92,076 | 252,084 | 18.542 | 50.763 |
| 1970 | 93,414 | 302,806 | 15.373 | 49.833 |
| 1975 | 90,348 | 377,538 | 11.533 | 48.191 |
| 1980 | 83,839 | 435,825 | 8.301 | 43.154 |
| 1985 | 79,517 | 503,537 | 6.207 | 39.306 |
| 1990 | 77,143 | 547,487 | 4.849 | 34.413 |
| 1995 | 75,148 | 566,421 | 3.982 | 30.016 |
| 2000 | 75,009 | 595,746 | 3.482 | 27.656 |
| 2005 | 69,551 | 556,955 | 2.879 | 23.058 |
| 2010 | 73,175 | 641,461 | 2.498 | 21.894 |
| 2015 | 83,169 | 638,755 | 2.542 | 19.524 |
| 2020 | 106,371 | 665,930 | 2.913 | 18.238 |
| 2021 | 103,140 | 629,339 | 2.864 | 17.473 |
| 2022 | 100,157 | 615,690 | 2.752 | 16.919 |
| 2023 | 103,805 | 606,692 | 2.811 | 16.428 |
| 2024 | 107,784 | 600,716 | 2.878 | 16.037 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 664,844 | 2,456,491 | 21.300 |
| 1955 | 923,917 | 2,634,238 | 25.966 |
| 1960 | 1,277,054 | 2,809,485 | 31.250 |
| 1965 | 1,877,805 | 2,965,830 | 38.769 |
| 1970 | 2,840,506 | 2,995,883 | 48.669 |
| 1975 | 4,334,558 | 3,094,145 | 58.349 |
| 1980 | 6,415,124 | 3,325,475 | 65.860 |
| 1985 | 9,581,553 | 3,607,562 | 72.647 |
| 1990 | 12,503,513 | 3,823,302 | 76.583 |
| 1995 | 14,739,559 | 3,996,282 | 78.670 |
| 2000 | 16,579,826 | 4,184,486 | 79.848 |
| 2005 | 19,358,664 | 4,546,990 | 80.979 |
| 2010 | 22,512,101 | 4,913,575 | 82.084 |
| 2015 | 26,249,243 | 5,307,901 | 83.180 |
| 2020 | 29,255,576 | 5,454,064 | 84.287 |
| 2021 | 29,799,824 | 5,462,868 | 84.508 |
| 2022 | 30,329,753 | 5,466,277 | 84.729 |
| 2023 | 30,846,442 | 5,464,682 | 84.950 |
| 2024 | 31,350,546 | 5,458,389 | 85.171 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,594,264 | 1,516,576 | 3,110,840 | 8.30 | 105.123 |
| 05-09 | 1,617,686 | 1,537,823 | 3,155,508 | 8.42 | 105.193 |
| 10-14 | 1,629,562 | 1,551,390 | 3,180,952 | 8.49 | 105.039 |
| 15-19 | 1,462,818 | 1,403,760 | 2,866,577 | 7.65 | 104.207 |
| 20-24 | 1,316,704 | 1,289,674 | 2,606,378 | 6.96 | 102.096 |
| 25-29 | 1,357,693 | 1,234,911 | 2,592,604 | 6.92 | 109.943 |
| 30-34 | 1,592,188 | 1,416,848 | 3,009,035 | 8.03 | 112.375 |
| 35-39 | 1,798,223 | 1,236,220 | 3,034,443 | 8.10 | 145.461 |
| 40-44 | 2,252,302 | 1,265,951 | 3,518,253 | 9.39 | 177.914 |
| 45-49 | 2,309,229 | 1,205,797 | 3,515,027 | 9.38 | 191.511 |
| 50-54 | 1,807,941 | 862,260 | 2,670,201 | 7.13 | 209.675 |
| 55-59 | 1,299,553 | 544,721 | 1,844,274 | 4.92 | 238.572 |
| 60-64 | 781,444 | 342,942 | 1,124,386 | 3.00 | 227.865 |
| 65-69 | 400,803 | 229,661 | 630,463 | 1.68 | 174.519 |
| 70-74 | 140,241 | 142,052 | 282,293 | 0.75 | 98.725 |
| 75-79 | 64,245 | 91,447 | 155,691 | 0.42 | 70.254 |
| 80-84 | 45,316 | 56,433 | 101,749 | 0.27 | 80.301 |
| 85-89 | 27,603 | 29,863 | 57,466 | 0.15 | 92.432 |
| 90-94 | 7,269 | 7,171 | 14,441 | 0.04 | 101.367 |
| 95-99 | 1,323 | 1,714 | 3,037 | 0.01 | 77.188 |
| 100+ | 117 | 195 | 311 | 0.00 | 60.000 |
| Total | 21,506,524 | 15,967,409 | 37,473,929 | 134.690 | |