Rural population in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 5,689,375 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 240.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.69M | +202,088 | +3.68% |
| 2024 | 5.49M | +194,691 | +3.68% |
| 2023 | 5.29M | +187,978 | +3.68% |
| 2022 | 5.1M | +170,385 | +3.45% |
| 2021 | 4.93M | −175,243 | −3.43% |
| 2020 | 5.11M | +190,877 | +3.88% |
| 2019 | 4.92M | −72,592 | −1.45% |
| 2018 | 4.99M | −181,813 | −3.51% |
| 2017 | 5.17M | −49,239 | −0.94% |
| 2016 | 5.22M | +140,422 | +2.76% |
| 2015 | 5.08M | +207,603 | +4.26% |
| 2014 | 4.87M | +69,627 | +1.45% |
| 2013 | 4.8M | +207,034 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.6M | +144,852 | +3.25% |
| 2011 | 4.45M | +155,560 | +3.62% |
| 2010 | 4.3M | −94,860 | −2.16% |
| 2009 | 4.39M | +117,316 | +2.74% |
| 2008 | 4.27M | +119,328 | +2.87% |
| 2007 | 4.16M | +121,226 | +3.01% |
| 2006 | 4.03M | +123,140 | +3.15% |
| 2005 | 3.91M | +125,452 | +3.31% |
| 2004 | 3.79M | +129,910 | +3.55% |
| 2003 | 3.66M | +135,031 | +3.84% |
| 2002 | 3.52M | +138,778 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.38M | +141,505 | +4.37% |
| 2000 | 3.24M | +112,530 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.13M | +82,383 | +2.71% |
| 1998 | 3.05M | +82,245 | +2.78% |
| 1997 | 2.96M | +81,421 | +2.83% |
| 1996 | 2.88M | +80,399 | +2.87% |
| 1995 | 2.8M | +78,973 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.72M | +76,799 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.65M | +74,500 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.57M | +67,383 | +2.69% |
| 1991 | 2.5M | +57,257 | +2.34% |
| 1990 | 2.45M | +50,455 | +2.11% |
| 1989 | 2.4M | +45,658 | +1.94% |
| 1988 | 2.35M | +46,835 | +2.03% |
| 1987 | 2.3M | +51,406 | +2.28% |
| 1986 | 2.25M | +46,163 | +2.09% |
| 1985 | 2.21M | +38,831 | +1.79% |
| 1984 | 2.17M | +37,231 | +1.75% |
| 1983 | 2.13M | +36,044 | +1.72% |
| 1982 | 2.09M | +33,728 | +1.64% |
| 1981 | 2.06M | +30,032 | +1.48% |
| 1980 | 2.03M | +27,702 | +1.38% |
| 1979 | 2M | +27,580 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.97M | +27,397 | +1.41% |
| 1977 | 1.95M | +26,762 | +1.39% |
| 1976 | 1.92M | +25,874 | +1.37% |
| 1975 | 1.89M | +25,960 | +1.39% |
| 1974 | 1.87M | +23,081 | +1.25% |
| 1973 | 1.85M | +17,254 | +0.94% |
| 1972 | 1.83M | +11,686 | +0.64% |
| 1971 | 1.82M | +6,087 | +0.34% |
| 1970 | 1.81M | +2,769 | +0.15% |
| 1969 | 1.81M | +2,547 | +0.14% |
| 1968 | 1.81M | +3,829 | +0.21% |
| 1967 | 1.8M | +5,922 | +0.33% |
| 1966 | 1.8M | +9,404 | +0.53% |
| 1965 | 1.79M | +14,343 | +0.81% |
| 1964 | 1.77M | +19,622 | +1.12% |
| 1963 | 1.75M | +25,047 | +1.45% |
| 1962 | 1.73M | +28,321 | +1.67% |
| 1961 | 1.7M | +29,241 | +1.75% |
| 1960 | 1.67M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
