Saudi Arabia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Saudi Arabia was 29,343,560 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,343,560 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,277,042 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,277,042
1961 1,365,769
1962 1,462,319
1963 1,581,286
1964 1,724,616
1965 1,877,828
1966 2,041,349
1967 2,216,500
1968 2,405,878
1969 2,612,638
1970 2,840,512
1971 3,092,288
1972 3,369,544
1973 3,672,227
1974 4,000,202
1975 4,329,196
1976 4,673,720
1977 5,041,248
1978 5,441,027
1979 5,885,283
1980 6,382,803
1981 6,937,863
1982 7,546,374
1983 8,194,654
1984 8,862,081
1985 9,530,558
1986 10,193,890
1987 10,774,880
1988 11,342,800
1989 11,895,410
1990 12,432,320
1991 12,952,380
1992 13,454,740
1993 13,888,410
1994 14,285,430
1995 14,663,140
1996 15,019,610
1997 15,360,170
1998 15,704,580
1999 16,078,080
2000 16,499,660
2001 16,978,440
2002 17,510,550
2003 18,084,340
2004 18,680,570
2005 19,286,100
2006 19,893,610
2007 20,507,060
2008 21,137,730
2009 21,801,430
2010 22,508,640
2011 23,264,790
2012 24,058,630
2013 24,865,070
2014 25,648,410
2015 26,382,760
2016 27,058,160
2017 27,679,870
2018 28,257,740
2019 28,807,840
2020 29,343,560

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Saudi Arabia was 84.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 84.29 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.25 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 31.25
1961 32.37
1962 33.52
1963 35.01
1964 36.87
1965 38.77
1966 40.70
1967 42.67
1968 44.65
1969 46.66
1970 48.67
1971 50.69
1972 52.71
1973 54.71
1974 56.70
1975 58.35
1976 59.90
1977 61.42
1978 62.93
1979 64.41
1980 65.86
1981 67.28
1982 68.67
1983 70.03
1984 71.36
1985 72.65
1986 73.90
1987 74.59
1988 75.27
1989 75.93
1990 76.58
1991 77.22
1992 77.85
1993 78.19
1994 78.43
1995 78.67
1996 78.91
1997 79.15
1998 79.38
1999 79.62
2000 79.85
2001 80.08
2002 80.30
2003 80.53
2004 80.75
2005 80.98
2006 81.20
2007 81.43
2008 81.65
2009 81.87
2010 82.08
2011 82.30
2012 82.52
2013 82.74
2014 82.96
2015 83.18
2016 83.40
2017 83.62
2018 83.84
2019 84.07
2020 84.29

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization