🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Saudi Arabia is 35,165,787, ranking #47 in the world (0.42% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.69% per year. The biggest city is Jeddah with 4,697,000 inhabitants.

Live estimate

35,176,107

Growth rate

1.69%

Density

people / km² (42 / mi²)

Median age

29.7

Fertility rate

2.27

births per woman

Life expectancy

79.4

years

Saudi Arabia population 1950–2100

Population of Saudi Arabia, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Saudi Arabia is projected to reach 47,693,910, and 71,006,690 by 2100.

Saudi Arabia population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	35,165,787	1.69%	16.4	29.7
2025	34,566,328	1.75%	16.1	29.6
2024	33,962,757	1.78%	15.8	29.6
2023	33,264,292	2.39%	15.5	29.2
2022	32,175,352	4.30%	15.0	28.7
2021	31,328,375	0.99%	14.6	28.5
2020	30,991,207	1.18%	14.4	28.5
2019	30,472,811	2.21%	14.2	28.4
2018	30,365,121	-1.50%	14.1	28.3
2017	30,782,402	-1.23%	14.3	28.1
2016	30,717,808	1.65%	14.3	27.6
2015	29,974,938	3.27%	13.9	27.0
2014	28,998,128	3.36%	13.5	26.2
2013	28,026,825	3.45%	13.0	25.5
2012	27,062,443	3.55%	12.6	24.9
2011	26,105,645	3.65%	12.1	24.2
2010	25,157,128	3.75%	11.7	23.5
2009	24,217,654	3.86%	11.3	22.9
2008	23,287,877	3.97%	10.8	22.3
2007	22,368,312	4.09%	10.4	21.8
2006	21,459,144	4.21%	10.0	21.2
2005	20,559,890	4.35%	9.6	20.8
2004	19,669,480	4.51%	9.1	20.3
2003	18,786,767	4.68%	8.7	20.0
2002	17,910,910	4.87%	8.3	19.8
2001	17,041,397	5.08%	7.9	19.7
2000	16,177,722	5.32%	7.5	19.7
1999	15,472,074	3.56%	7.2	19.7
1998	14,922,186	3.68%	6.9	19.4
1997	14,374,944	3.79%	6.7	19.2
1996	13,831,009	3.92%	6.4	18.9
1995	13,289,245	4.07%	6.2	18.7
1994	12,750,040	4.22%	5.9	18.5
1993	12,215,862	4.34%	5.7	18.4
1992	11,686,676	4.52%	5.4	18.2
1991	11,160,744	4.70%	5.2	18.1
1990	10,640,690	4.85%	4.9	18.0
1989	10,128,394	5.02%	4.7	17.9
1988	9,629,164	5.09%	4.5	17.9
1987	9,130,194	5.57%	4.2	17.8
1986	8,628,639	5.74%	4.0	17.7
1985	8,151,779	5.63%	3.8	17.6
1984	7,697,307	5.85%	3.6	17.6
1983	7,252,941	6.05%	3.4	17.5
1982	6,824,486	6.13%	3.2	17.4
1981	6,420,551	6.07%	3.0	17.2
1980	6,047,997	5.88%	2.8	17.1
1979	5,703,698	5.84%	2.7	17.0
1978	5,381,902	5.77%	2.5	16.9
1977	5,083,048	5.65%	2.4	16.8
1976	4,807,933	5.47%	2.2	16.7
1975	4,556,287	5.27%	2.1	16.6
1974	4,323,632	5.21%	2.0	16.5
1973	4,106,344	5.10%	1.9	16.4
1972	3,905,722	4.91%	1.8	16.3
1971	3,724,031	4.61%	1.7	16.3
1970	3,562,470	4.25%	1.7	16.2
1969	3,417,114	4.07%	1.6	16.3
1968	3,282,711	3.95%	1.5	16.3
1967	3,157,242	3.84%	1.5	16.4
1966	3,039,887	3.73%	1.4	16.6
1965	2,928,771	3.72%	1.4	16.8
1964	2,821,968	3.71%	1.3	17.0
1963	2,719,342	3.69%	1.3	17.1
1962	2,620,910	3.68%	1.2	17.3
1961	2,526,346	3.67%	1.2	17.4
1960	2,435,404	3.66%	1.1	17.6
1959	2,348,011	3.65%	1.1	17.7
1958	2,264,096	3.63%	1.1	17.8
1957	2,183,542	3.61%	1.0	17.9
1956	2,106,227	3.60%	1.0	18.0
1955	2,031,955	3.58%	0.9	18.0
1954	1,960,623	3.56%	0.9	18.0
1953	1,892,162	3.55%	0.9	18.0
1952	1,826,509	3.52%	0.8	18.0
1951	1,763,607	3.49%	0.8	18.0
1950	1,703,271	3.47%	0.8	18.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	35,759,241	1.66%	16.6	29.7
2028	36,344,483	1.59%	16.9	29.7
2029	36,910,749	1.50%	17.2	29.7
2030	37,443,752	1.37%	17.4	29.7
2031	37,956,086	1.35%	17.7	29.7
2032	38,468,946	1.33%	17.9	29.8
2033	38,982,388	1.32%	18.1	29.8
2034	39,496,946	1.30%	18.4	29.9
2035	40,012,640	1.29%	18.6	30.0
2036	40,529,060	1.27%	18.9	30.1
2037	41,045,450	1.26%	19.1	30.2
2038	41,561,631	1.24%	19.3	30.4
2039	42,077,219	1.22%	19.6	30.5
2040	42,592,205	1.21%	19.8	30.7
2041	43,106,706	1.19%	20.1	30.8
2042	43,620,252	1.18%	20.3	30.9
2043	44,132,846	1.16%	20.5	31.1
2044	44,644,904	1.15%	20.8	31.2
2045	45,156,465	1.13%	21.0	31.3
2046	45,666,810	1.12%	21.2	31.5
2047	46,175,490	1.10%	21.5	31.6
2048	46,682,894	1.09%	21.7	31.7
2049	47,189,046	1.07%	22.0	31.9
2050	47,693,910	1.06%	22.2	32.0
2051	48,198,043	1.04%	22.4	32.1
2052	48,701,344	1.03%	22.7	32.2
2053	49,203,498	1.02%	22.9	32.3
2054	49,704,234	1.01%	23.1	32.4
2055	50,203,308	0.99%	23.4	32.5
2056	50,701,103	0.98%	23.6	32.6
2057	51,197,630	0.97%	23.8	32.7
2058	51,693,090	0.96%	24.0	32.8
2059	52,187,245	0.94%	24.3	32.9
2060	52,679,123	0.93%	24.5	33.0
2061	53,169,090	0.92%	24.7	33.1
2062	53,656,776	0.91%	25.0	33.3
2063	54,141,962	0.89%	25.2	33.4
2064	54,624,838	0.88%	25.4	33.5
2065	55,105,205	0.87%	25.6	33.6
2066	55,583,124	0.86%	25.9	33.7
2067	56,058,192	0.84%	26.1	33.8
2068	56,530,194	0.83%	26.3	33.9
2069	56,998,458	0.82%	26.5	34.0
2070	57,462,528	0.80%	26.7	34.0
2071	57,923,096	0.79%	26.9	34.1
2072	58,380,747	0.78%	27.2	34.2
2073	58,835,326	0.77%	27.4	34.3
2074	59,286,903	0.76%	27.6	34.4
2075	59,736,268	0.75%	27.8	34.4
2076	60,183,930	0.74%	28.0	34.5
2077	60,630,103	0.73%	28.2	34.6
2078	61,075,268	0.73%	28.4	34.7
2079	61,520,208	0.72%	28.6	34.7
2080	61,965,386	0.72%	28.8	34.8
2081	62,411,272	0.71%	29.0	34.9
2082	62,857,804	0.71%	29.2	34.9
2083	63,304,717	0.71%	29.4	35.0
2084	63,752,399	0.70%	29.7	35.0
2085	64,200,983	0.70%	29.9	35.1
2086	64,651,034	0.70%	30.1	35.1
2087	65,102,910	0.69%	30.3	35.2
2088	65,556,060	0.69%	30.5	35.3
2089	66,009,928	0.69%	30.7	35.3
2090	66,465,149	0.69%	30.9	35.4
2091	66,922,028	0.68%	31.1	35.4
2092	67,379,603	0.68%	31.3	35.5
2093	67,837,061	0.67%	31.6	35.5
2094	68,293,698	0.67%	31.8	35.5
2095	68,749,557	0.66%	32.0	35.6
2096	69,204,848	0.66%	32.2	35.6
2097	69,658,502	0.65%	32.4	35.7
2098	70,109,978	0.64%	32.6	35.7
2099	70,559,391	0.64%	32.8	35.7
2100	71,006,690	0.63%	33.0	35.8

States & provinces of Saudi Arabia by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Makkah	8,557,766	24.3%
2	Ar Riyad	8,216,284	23.4%
3	Ash Sharqiyah	4,900,325	13.9%
4	`Asir	2,188,461	6.2%
5	Al Madinah	2,132,679	6.1%
6	Jizan	1,567,547	4.5%
7	Al Quassim	1,016,756	2.9%
8	Tabuk	910,030	2.6%
9	Ha'il	699,774	2.0%
10	Al Jawf	508,475	1.4%
11	Al Bahah	476,172	1.4%
12	Najran	429,332	1.2%
13	Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah	320,524	0.9%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Saudi Arabia

#	City	Region	Population
1	Jeddah	Mecca Region	4,697,000
2	Riyadh capital	Riyadh Region	4,205,961
3	Makkah	Mecca Region	1,578,722
4	Madinah	Medina Region	1,300,000
5	Dammam	Eastern Province	1,252,523
6	Sulţānah	Medina Region	946,697
7	Buraydah	Al-Qassim Region	745,353
8	Ta’if	Mecca Region	688,693
9	Tabuk	Tabuk Region	667,000
10	Ha'il	Ha'il Region	605,930
11	Najrān	Najran Region	505,652
12	Al Kharj	Riyadh Region	425,300
13	Khamis Mushait	'Asir Region	387,553
14	Al Hufūf	Eastern Province	293,179
15	Al Mubarraz	Eastern Province	290,802

FAQ

What is the population of Saudi Arabia in 2026?

The population of Saudi Arabia is 35,165,787 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Saudi Arabia?

Jeddah is the biggest city in Saudi Arabia with 4,697,000 inhabitants; the capital is Riyadh.

Is the population of Saudi Arabia growing or shrinking?

The population of Saudi Arabia is growing at 1.69% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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