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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