Saudi Arabia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Saudi Arabia was 34,813,870 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,813,870 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,086,534 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 4,086,534
1961 4,218,852
1962 4,362,788
1963 4,516,540
1964 4,677,304
1965 4,843,632
1966 5,015,353
1967 5,195,124
1968 5,387,822
1969 5,599,909
1970 5,836,388
1971 6,100,631
1972 6,392,973
1973 6,711,922
1974 7,054,532
1975 7,419,486
1976 7,802,928
1977 8,207,695
1978 8,646,845
1979 9,137,928
1980 9,691,471
1981 10,311,770
1982 10,988,850
1983 11,701,130
1984 12,418,840
1985 13,119,000
1986 13,794,170
1987 14,445,660
1988 15,070,080
1989 15,666,290
1990 16,233,790
1991 16,772,700
1992 17,282,690
1993 17,763,300
1994 18,214,480
1995 18,638,790
1996 19,033,840
1997 19,407,140
1998 19,783,300
1999 20,194,530
2000 20,663,840
2001 21,202,650
2002 21,805,320
2003 22,456,640
2004 23,132,690
2005 23,816,180
2006 24,498,310
2007 25,184,590
2008 25,888,540
2009 26,630,300
2010 27,421,470
2011 28,267,590
2012 29,154,910
2013 30,052,060
2014 30,916,600
2015 31,717,680
2016 32,443,440
2017 33,101,180
2018 33,702,760
2019 34,268,530
2020 34,813,870

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Saudi Arabia was 14,682,560 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,682,560 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,034,339 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,034,339
1961 2,099,441
1962 2,169,200
1963 2,242,998
1964 2,319,888
1965 2,399,390
1966 2,481,388
1967 2,566,840
1968 2,657,653
1969 2,756,338
1970 2,864,805
1971 2,984,533
1972 3,115,531
1973 3,256,523
1974 3,405,459
1975 3,561,241
1976 3,721,794
1977 3,888,583
1978 4,068,170
1979 4,269,453
1980 4,497,888
1981 4,756,455
1982 5,040,564
1983 5,338,863
1984 5,635,586
1985 5,919,165
1986 6,185,344
1987 6,436,672
1988 6,676,699
1989 6,911,795
1990 7,146,665
1991 7,381,804
1992 7,615,402
1993 7,847,220
1994 8,076,609
1995 8,303,248
1996 8,527,983
1997 8,751,726
1998 8,974,338
1999 9,195,460
2000 9,415,348
2001 9,633,879
2002 9,852,692
2003 10,075,880
2004 10,308,770
2005 10,555,250
2006 10,814,700
2007 11,085,950
2008 11,371,440
2009 11,673,940
2010 11,993,980
2011 12,335,150
2012 12,693,020
2013 13,050,170
2014 13,383,390
2015 13,676,740
2016 13,922,110
2017 14,126,060
2018 14,305,420
2019 14,485,000
2020 14,682,560

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Saudi Arabia was 42.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.78 in 1960, while its lowest value was 42.17 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.78
1961 49.76
1962 49.72
1963 49.66
1964 49.60
1965 49.54
1966 49.48
1967 49.41
1968 49.33
1969 49.22
1970 49.09
1971 48.92
1972 48.73
1973 48.52
1974 48.27
1975 48.00
1976 47.70
1977 47.38
1978 47.05
1979 46.72
1980 46.41
1981 46.13
1982 45.87
1983 45.63
1984 45.38
1985 45.12
1986 44.84
1987 44.56
1988 44.30
1989 44.12
1990 44.02
1991 44.01
1992 44.06
1993 44.18
1994 44.34
1995 44.55
1996 44.80
1997 45.10
1998 45.36
1999 45.53
2000 45.56
2001 45.44
2002 45.18
2003 44.87
2004 44.56
2005 44.32
2006 44.14
2007 44.02
2008 43.92
2009 43.84
2010 43.74
2011 43.64
2012 43.54
2013 43.43
2014 43.29
2015 43.12
2016 42.91
2017 42.68
2018 42.45
2019 42.27
2020 42.17

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Saudi Arabia was 20,131,310 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20,131,310 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,052,195 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,052,195
1961 2,119,411
1962 2,193,588
1963 2,273,542
1964 2,357,416
1965 2,444,242
1966 2,533,965
1967 2,628,284
1968 2,730,169
1969 2,843,571
1970 2,971,583
1971 3,116,098
1972 3,277,442
1973 3,455,399
1974 3,649,073
1975 3,858,245
1976 4,081,134
1977 4,319,112
1978 4,578,675
1979 4,868,475
1980 5,193,583
1981 5,555,316
1982 5,948,287
1983 6,362,269
1984 6,783,250
1985 7,199,833
1986 7,608,823
1987 8,008,991
1988 8,393,383
1989 8,754,494
1990 9,087,121
1991 9,390,891
1992 9,667,284
1993 9,916,077
1994 10,137,870
1995 10,335,540
1996 10,505,860
1997 10,655,410
1998 10,808,960
1999 10,999,070
2000 11,248,490
2001 11,568,770
2002 11,952,630
2003 12,380,770
2004 12,823,920
2005 13,260,920
2006 13,683,610
2007 14,098,640
2008 14,517,100
2009 14,956,360
2010 15,427,490
2011 15,932,440
2012 16,461,890
2013 17,001,890
2014 17,533,220
2015 18,040,930
2016 18,521,330
2017 18,975,120
2018 19,397,340
2019 19,783,530
2020 20,131,310

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Saudi Arabia was 57.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 57.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.22 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.22
1961 50.24
1962 50.28
1963 50.34
1964 50.40
1965 50.46
1966 50.52
1967 50.59
1968 50.67
1969 50.78
1970 50.91
1971 51.08
1972 51.27
1973 51.48
1974 51.73
1975 52.00
1976 52.30
1977 52.62
1978 52.95
1979 53.28
1980 53.59
1981 53.87
1982 54.13
1983 54.37
1984 54.62
1985 54.88
1986 55.16
1987 55.44
1988 55.70
1989 55.88
1990 55.98
1991 55.99
1992 55.94
1993 55.82
1994 55.66
1995 55.45
1996 55.20
1997 54.90
1998 54.64
1999 54.47
2000 54.44
2001 54.56
2002 54.82
2003 55.13
2004 55.44
2005 55.68
2006 55.86
2007 55.98
2008 56.08
2009 56.16
2010 56.26
2011 56.36
2012 56.46
2013 56.57
2014 56.71
2015 56.88
2016 57.09
2017 57.32
2018 57.55
2019 57.73
2020 57.83

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population