Saudi Arabia Population

• The current population of Saudi Arabia is 33,565,392 as of Wednesday, July 11, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
• Saudi Arabia population is equivalent to 0.44% of the total world population.
• Saudi Arabia ranks number 41 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
• The population density in Saudi Arabia is 16 per Km2 (40 people per mi2).
• The total land area is 2,149,690 Km2 (830,000 sq. miles)
• 78.4 % of the population is urban (26,304,988 people in 2018)
• The median age in Saudi Arabia is 30.2 years.

Population of Saudi Arabia (2018 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly %  Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Saudi Arabia Global Rank
2018	33,554,343	1.87 %	616,130	118,000	30.2	2.67	16	77.0 %	26,304,988	0.44 %	7,632,819,325	41
2017	32,938,213	2.05 %	662,526	118,000	30.2	2.67	15	78.4 %	25,829,952	0.44 %	7,550,262,101	41
2016	32,275,687	2.28 %	718,543	118,000	30.2	2.67	15	78.5 %	25,344,685	0.43 %	7,466,964,280	41
2015	31,557,144	2.85 %	826,294	318,000	29.8	2.73	15	78.8 %	24,853,959	0.43 %	7,383,008,820	41
2010	27,425,676	2.79 %	704,004	199,000	25.9	3.23	13	81.6 %	22,374,784	0.39 %	6,958,169,159	45
2005	23,905,654	2.86 %	628,268	146,000	23.7	3.65	11	83.6 %	19,993,877	0.37 %	6,542,159,383	46
2000	20,764,312	2.08 %	405,694	-70,000	21.3	4.40	10	77.5 %	16,084,987	0.34 %	6,145,006,989	48
1995	18,735,841	2.79 %	481,805	-22,000	19.4	5.55	9	78.0 %	14,607,001	0.33 %	5,751,474,416	48
1990	16,326,815	4.36 %	627,540	146,000	19.5	6.22	8	76.0 %	12,411,049	0.31 %	5,330,943,460	51
1985	13,189,115	6.25 %	689,703	278,325	19.3	7.02	6	73.1 %	9,643,065	0.27 %	4,873,781,796	52
1980	9,740,599	5.57 %	462,379	164,267	18.4	7.28	5	66.6 %	6,482,740	0.22 %	4,458,411,534	61
1975	7,428,703	4.94 %	318,463	98,375	18.0	7.30	3	57.9 %	4,304,904	0.18 %	4,079,087,198	72
1970	5,836,389	3.80 %	198,551	37,401	18.0	7.26	3	48.4 %	2,824,240	0.16 %	3,700,577,650	76
1965	4,843,635	3.46 %	151,419	5,258	18.8	7.18	2	38.6 %	1,869,612	0.15 %	3,339,592,688	84
1960	4,086,539	2.81 %	105,677	5,194	18.5	7.18	2	31.1 %	1,272,545	0.13 %	3,033,212,527	83
1955	3,558,155	2.65 %	87,364	5,258	18.8	7.18	2	25.9 %	922,664	0.13 %	2,772,242,535	84

Saudi Arabia Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly %  Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Saudi Arabia Global Rank
2020	34,709,640	1.92 %	630,499	118,000	31.9	2.48	16	78.4 %	27,202,447	0.45 %	7,795,482,309	41
2025	37,290,305	1.44 %	516,133	60,000	33.2	2.29	17	78.0 %	29,085,517	0.46 %	8,185,613,757	42
2030	39,480,349	1.15 %	438,009	60,000	34.7	2.14	18	77.5 %	30,602,519	0.46 %	8,551,198,644	42
2035	41,317,419	0.91 %	367,414	60,000	36.0	2.02	19	77.4 %	31,999,465	0.46 %	8,892,701,940	42
2040	42,777,611	0.70 %	292,038	40,000	37.2	1.92	20	78.0 %	33,376,063	0.46 %	9,210,337,004	45
2045	44,026,516	0.58 %	249,781	40,000	38.5	1.84	20	78.8 %	34,697,663	0.46 %	9,504,209,572	46
2050	45,056,349	0.46 %	205,967	40,000	39.6	1.78	21	79.5 %	35,838,611	0.46 %	9,771,822,753	45