Urban population in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 31,284,180 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,985.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.28M | +1.47M | +4.93% |
| 2024 | 29.81M | +1.4M | +4.94% |
| 2023 | 28.41M | +1.34M | +4.95% |
| 2022 | 27.07M | +1.22M | +4.72% |
| 2021 | 25.85M | −592,884 | −2.24% |
| 2020 | 26.44M | +1.3M | +5.16% |
| 2019 | 25.15M | −59,890 | −0.24% |
| 2018 | 25.21M | −599,261 | −2.32% |
| 2017 | 25.8M | +72,396 | +0.28% |
| 2016 | 25.73M | +997,394 | +4.03% |
| 2015 | 24.73M | +1.3M | +5.55% |
| 2014 | 23.44M | +615,642 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.82M | +1.25M | +5.79% |
| 2012 | 21.57M | +932,142 | +4.52% |
| 2011 | 20.64M | +957,820 | +4.87% |
| 2010 | 19.68M | −144,307 | −0.73% |
| 2009 | 19.83M | +812,461 | +4.27% |
| 2008 | 19.01M | +800,236 | +4.39% |
| 2007 | 18.21M | +787,943 | +4.52% |
| 2006 | 17.43M | +776,114 | +4.66% |
| 2005 | 16.65M | +764,958 | +4.82% |
| 2004 | 15.88M | +752,803 | +4.98% |
| 2003 | 15.13M | +740,826 | +5.15% |
| 2002 | 14.39M | +730,735 | +5.35% |
| 2001 | 13.66M | +722,170 | +5.58% |
| 2000 | 12.94M | +593,117 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.34M | +467,507 | +3.94% |
| 1998 | 11.88M | +464,997 | +4.07% |
| 1997 | 11.41M | +462,513 | +4.22% |
| 1996 | 10.95M | +461,365 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 10.49M | +460,232 | +4.59% |
| 1994 | 10.03M | +457,379 | +4.78% |
| 1993 | 9.57M | +454,686 | +4.99% |
| 1992 | 9.12M | +458,549 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 8.66M | +462,796 | +5.65% |
| 1990 | 8.19M | +461,842 | +5.97% |
| 1989 | 7.73M | +453,571 | +6.23% |
| 1988 | 7.28M | +452,136 | +6.62% |
| 1987 | 6.83M | +450,149 | +7.06% |
| 1986 | 6.38M | +430,697 | +7.24% |
| 1985 | 5.95M | +415,641 | +7.52% |
| 1984 | 5.53M | +407,135 | +7.95% |
| 1983 | 5.12M | +392,411 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 4.73M | +370,207 | +8.49% |
| 1981 | 4.36M | +342,522 | +8.52% |
| 1980 | 4.02M | +316,597 | +8.55% |
| 1979 | 3.7M | +294,216 | +8.64% |
| 1978 | 3.41M | +271,457 | +8.66% |
| 1977 | 3.14M | +248,353 | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 2.89M | +225,772 | +8.48% |
| 1975 | 2.66M | +206,695 | +8.42% |
| 1974 | 2.45M | +194,207 | +8.59% |
| 1973 | 2.26M | +183,368 | +8.83% |
| 1972 | 2.08M | +170,005 | +8.91% |
| 1971 | 1.91M | +155,474 | +8.88% |
| 1970 | 1.75M | +142,587 | +8.86% |
| 1969 | 1.61M | +131,856 | +8.93% |
| 1968 | 1.48M | +121,640 | +8.97% |
| 1967 | 1.36M | +111,433 | +8.96% |
| 1966 | 1.24M | +101,712 | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 1.14M | +92,460 | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 1.05M | +83,005 | +8.58% |
| 1963 | 967,114 | +73,384 | +8.21% |
| 1962 | 893,730 | +66,242 | +8.01% |
| 1961 | 827,488 | +61,703 | +8.06% |
| 1960 | 765,785 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
