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Population
Saudi Arabia — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,115,728 (July 1990), growth rate 4.4% (1990); note--the population figure is based on growth since the last official Saudi census of 1974 reported a total of 7 million persons and includes foreign workers, while estimates from other sources may be 15-30% lower |
| 1991 | 17,869,558 (July 1991), growth rate 4.2% (1991); note--the population figure is based on growth since the last official Saudi census of 1974 that reported a total of 7 million persons and included foreign workers; estimates from other sources may be 15-30% lower |
| 1992 | 17,050,934 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992); note - the population figure is based on growth since the last official Saudi census of 1974 that reported a total of 7 million persons and included foreign workers; estimates from other sources may be 15-30% lower |
| 1993 | 17,615,310 (July 1993 est.) note: the population figure is consistent with a 3.3% growth rate; a 1992 census gives the number of Saudi citizens as 12,304,835 and the number of residents who are not citizens as 4,624,459 |
| 1994 | 18,196,783 (July 1994 est.) note: the population figure is consistent with a 3.24% growth rate; a 1992 census gives the number of Saudi citizens as 12,304,835 and the number of residents who are not citizens as 4,624,459 |
| 1995 | 18,729,576 (July 1995 est.) note: a 1992 census gives the number of Saudi citizens as 12,304,835 and the number of residents who are not citizens as 4,624,459 |
| 1996 | 19,409,058 (July 1996 est.) |
| 1997 | 20,087,965 (July 1997 est.) note : includes 5,164,790 non-nationals (July 1997 est.) |
| 1998 | 20,785,955 (July 1998 est.) note: includes 5,244,058 non-nationals (July 1998 est.) |
| 1999 | 21,504,613 (July 1999 est.) note: includes 5,321,938 non-nationals (July 1999 est.) |
| 2000 | 22,023,506 note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2000 est.) |
| 2001 | 22,757,092 note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2001 est.) |
| 2002 | 23,513,330 note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 24,293,844 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 25,795,938 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2004 est.) |
| 2005 | 26,417,599 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2005 est.) |
| 2006 | 27,019,731 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2006 est.) |
| 2007 | 27,601,038 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 28,146,656 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2008 est.) |
| 2009 | 28,686,633 country comparison to the world: 41 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2009 est.) |
| 2010 | 25,731,776 country comparison to the world: 46 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2010 est.) |
| 2011 | 26,131,703 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals |
| 2012 | 26,534,504 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals |
| 2013 | 26,939,583 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals |
| 2014 | 27,345,986 country comparison to the world: 47 note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.) |
| 2015 | 27,752,316 | note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 47 |
| 2016 | 28,160,273 (July 2016 est.) | note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2015) | country comparison to the world: 47 |
| 2017 | 28,571,770 (July 2017 est.) | note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2015) | country comparison to the world: 47 |
| 2018 | 33,091,113 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.) | note: immigrants make up 37% of the total population, according to UN data (2017) |
| 2019 | 33,091,113 (July 2018 est.) | note: immigrants make up 37% of the total population, according to UN data (2017) |
| 2020 | 34,173,498 (July 2020 est.) | note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| 2021 | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| 2022 | 35,354,380 (2022 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| 2023 | 35,939,806 (2023 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| 2024 | total: 36,544,431 male: 20,700,838 female: 15,843,593 (2024 est.) |
| 2025 | total: 36,544,431 (2024 est.) male: 20,700,838 female: 15,843,593 |