Buraydah, Saudi Arabia Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Buraydah, Saudi Arabia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Buraydah in 2024 is 728,000, a 1.96% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Buraydah in 2023 was 714,000, a 2% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Buraydah in 2022 was 700,000, a 2.19% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Buraydah in 2021 was 685,000, a 2.39% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Saudi Arabia
City Name Population
Riyadh 7,821,000
Jiddah 4,943,000
Mecca 2,185,000
Medina 1,599,000
Ad-Dammam 1,353,000
Hufuf-Mubarraz 885,000
Buraydah 728,000
Taif 717,000
Tabuk 697,000
Jubayl 695,000
Khamis Mushayt 580,000
Najran 442,000
Hail 425,000
Hafar al-Batin 376,000
Thuqbah 375,000
Yanbu al-Bahr 365,000
Khubar 362,000
Buraydah - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 728,000 1.96%
2023 714,000 2.00%
2022 700,000 2.19%
2021 685,000 2.39%
2020 669,000 2.61%
2019 652,000 2.52%
2018 636,000 3.92%
2017 612,000 3.73%
2016 590,000 3.87%
2015 568,000 3.84%
2014 547,000 3.80%
2013 527,000 3.94%
2012 507,000 3.68%
2011 489,000 3.82%
2010 471,000 3.97%
2009 453,000 3.90%
2008 436,000 3.81%
2007 420,000 3.70%
2006 405,000 3.85%
2005 390,000 3.72%
2004 376,000 3.58%
2003 363,000 3.71%
2002 350,000 3.55%
2001 338,000 3.68%
2000 326,000 3.49%
1999 315,000 3.62%
1998 304,000 3.40%
1997 294,000 3.52%
1996 284,000 3.65%
1995 274,000 3.79%
1994 264,000 3.53%
1993 255,000 4.51%
1992 244,000 7.02%
1991 228,000 7.55%
1990 212,000 7.07%
1989 198,000 7.03%
1988 185,000 7.56%
1987 172,000 7.50%
1986 160,000 7.38%
1985 149,000 7.19%
1984 139,000 6.92%
1983 130,000 7.44%
1982 121,000 7.08%
1981 113,000 7.62%
1980 105,000 7.14%
1979 98,000 7.69%
1978 91,000 7.06%
1977 85,000 7.59%
1976 79,000 6.76%
1975 74,000 5.71%
1974 70,000 2.94%
1973 68,000 3.03%
1972 66,000 3.13%
1971 64,000 3.23%
1970 62,000 3.33%
1969 60,000 1.69%
1968 59,000 3.51%
1967 57,000 3.64%
1966 55,000 1.85%
1965 54,000 3.85%
1964 52,000 1.96%
1963 51,000 6.25%
1962 48,000 6.67%
1961 45,000 7.14%
1960 42,000 7.69%
1959 39,000 8.33%
1958 36,000 9.09%
1957 33,000 6.45%
1956 31,000 6.90%
1955 29,000 7.41%
1954 27,000 8.00%
1953 25,000 8.70%
1952 23,000 4.55%
1951 22,000 10.00%
1950 20,000 0.00%