Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Country statistics

Saudi Arabia

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population
36,973,555

people·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Saudi Arabia2025 · 36.97M
09.24M18.49M27.73M36.97M1960199320251960: 2,435,4031961: 2,526,3471962: 2,620,9101963: 2,719,3411964: 2,821,9681965: 2,928,7711966: 3,039,8871967: 3,157,2421968: 3,282,7111969: 3,417,1141970: 3,562,4701971: 3,724,0311972: 3,905,7221973: 4,106,3441974: 4,323,6321975: 4,556,2871976: 4,807,9331977: 5,083,0481978: 5,381,9021979: 5,703,6981980: 6,047,9971981: 6,420,5511982: 6,824,4861983: 7,252,9411984: 7,697,3071985: 8,151,7791986: 8,628,6391987: 9,130,1941988: 9,629,1651989: 10,128,3941990: 10,640,6911991: 11,160,7441992: 11,686,6761993: 12,215,8621994: 12,750,0401995: 13,289,2451996: 13,831,0091997: 14,374,9431998: 14,922,1851999: 15,472,0752000: 16,177,7222001: 17,041,3972002: 17,910,9102003: 18,786,7672004: 19,669,4802005: 20,559,8902006: 21,459,1442007: 22,368,3132008: 23,287,8772009: 24,217,6542010: 23,978,487 — Break in series. Data up to the year before this year are from UN World Population Prospects, and data from this year onwards are from national statistical office.2011: 25,091,8672012: 26,168,8612013: 27,624,0042014: 28,309,2732015: 29,816,3822016: 30,954,1982017: 30,977,3552018: 30,196,2812019: 30,063,7992020: 31,552,5102021: 30,784,3832022: 32,175,2242023: 33,702,7312024: 35,300,2802025: 36,973,555 — Extrapolated assuming the same growth rate as previous year.
2025 · Source notes
Provider footnote

Extrapolated assuming the same growth rate as previous year.

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Country context

Saudi Arabia in perspective

Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Capital
Riyadh
Country code
SAU