Saudi Arabia Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Saudi Arabia population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Saudi Arabia in 2024 is 37,473,929, a 1.43% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Saudi Arabia in 2023 was 36,947,025, a 1.48% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Saudi Arabia in 2022 was 36,408,820, a 1.28% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Saudi Arabia in 2021 was 35,950,396, a 0.13% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
United States 341,814,420
Japan 122,631,432
Germany 83,252,474
United Kingdom 67,961,439
France 64,881,830
Italy 58,697,744
South Korea 51,741,963
Spain 47,473,373
Argentina 46,057,866
Poland 40,221,726
Canada 39,107,046
Saudi Arabia 37,473,929
Australia 26,699,482
Taiwan 23,950,214
Chile 19,658,839
Netherlands 17,671,125
Belgium 11,715,774
Sweden 10,673,669
Greece 10,302,720
Portugal 10,223,349
Hungary 9,994,993
UAE 9,591,853
Israel 9,311,652
Austria 8,977,139
Switzerland 8,851,431
Hong Kong 7,496,681
Singapore 6,052,709
Denmark 5,939,695
Finland 5,549,886
Norway 5,514,477
New Zealand 5,269,939
Ireland 5,089,478
Oman 4,713,553
Panama 4,527,961
Kuwait 4,349,380
Croatia 3,986,627
Uruguay 3,423,316
Puerto Rico 3,268,802
Qatar 2,737,061
Lithuania 2,692,798
Slovenia 2,118,965
Latvia 1,810,240
Trinidad and Tobago 1,538,200
Bahrain 1,498,712
Estonia 1,319,041
Cyprus 1,268,467
Macao 713,082
Luxembourg 661,594
Malta 536,740
Bahamas 415,223
Iceland 377,689
French Polynesia 311,383
New Caledonia 295,966
Barbados 282,309
Curacao 192,965
Guam 174,114
Seychelles 108,263
Aruba 106,177
Antigua and Barbuda 94,816
Isle of Man 84,904
Andorra 80,341
Cayman Islands 69,885
Bermuda 63,935
Greenland 56,789
Faroe Islands 53,444
Northern Mariana Islands 50,025
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,431
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,309
Liechtenstein 39,822
Monaco 36,157
San Marino 33,614
Gibraltar 32,718
British Virgin Islands 31,763
Palau 18,051
Saudi Arabia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 37,473,929 1.43%
2023 36,947,025 1.48%
2022 36,408,820 1.28%
2021 35,950,396 -0.13%
2020 35,997,107 0.47%
2019 35,827,362 2.31%
2018 35,018,133 2.41%
2017 34,193,122 2.32%
2016 33,416,270 2.03%
2015 32,749,848 1.94%
2014 32,125,564 2.04%
2013 31,482,498 2.14%
2012 30,821,543 2.22%
2011 30,150,945 2.51%
2010 29,411,929 3.26%
2009 28,483,797 3.81%
2008 27,437,353 3.93%
2007 26,400,068 4.01%
2006 25,382,870 4.04%
2005 24,397,644 3.11%
2004 23,661,808 2.21%
2003 23,150,847 2.33%
2002 22,623,415 2.43%
2001 22,085,929 2.50%
2000 21,547,390 2.56%
1999 21,009,660 2.62%
1998 20,472,580 2.68%
1997 19,938,377 2.72%
1996 19,410,280 2.76%
1995 18,888,857 2.84%
1994 18,367,528 2.92%
1993 17,846,461 3.27%
1992 17,281,350 3.77%
1991 16,654,276 4.06%
1990 16,004,763 4.24%
1989 15,353,227 4.35%
1988 14,713,715 4.43%
1987 14,089,798 4.50%
1986 13,483,349 4.60%
1985 12,890,245 4.71%
1984 12,310,361 4.80%
1983 11,746,020 4.86%
1982 11,201,154 4.90%
1981 10,678,211 4.98%
1980 10,171,710 5.06%
1979 9,682,002 5.12%
1978 9,210,564 5.20%
1977 8,755,219 5.24%
1976 8,319,556 5.34%
1975 7,897,544 5.53%
1974 7,483,506 5.57%
1973 7,088,758 5.42%
1972 6,724,260 5.12%
1971 6,396,658 4.76%
1970 6,106,191 4.47%
1969 5,844,843 4.29%
1968 5,604,582 4.15%
1967 5,381,026 4.02%
1966 5,173,237 3.90%
1965 4,978,922 3.83%
1964 4,795,130 3.75%
1963 4,621,655 3.66%
1962 4,458,516 3.54%
1961 4,306,048 3.37%
1960 4,165,563 3.20%
1959 4,036,568 3.06%
1958 3,916,797 3.02%
1957 3,802,027 3.04%
1956 3,690,028 3.02%
1955 3,581,910 3.00%
1954 3,477,534 2.98%
1953 3,377,019 2.98%
1952 3,279,345 3.01%
1951 3,183,582 3.04%
1950 3,089,693 0.00%