Saudi Arabia Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Saudi Arabia rural population for 2022 was 5,559,991, a 0.17% decline from 2021.
  • Saudi Arabia rural population for 2021 was 5,569,435, a 1.53% decline from 2020.
  • Saudi Arabia rural population for 2020 was 5,656,225, a 0.93% decline from 2019.
  • Saudi Arabia rural population for 2019 was 5,709,090, a 0.91% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,378,923
Germany 18,730,526
Italy 16,705,485
Poland 14,679,358
France 12,568,575
United Kingdom 10,448,877
Japan 10,066,305
South Korea 9,588,890
Spain 8,932,638
Canada 7,103,929
Saudi Arabia 5,559,991
Austria 3,684,012
Argentina 3,538,352
Australia 3,513,869
Portugal 3,395,541
Czech Republic 2,734,517
Hungary 2,646,824
Slovak Republic 2,503,549
Chile 2,369,699
Switzerland 2,273,624
Greece 2,048,160
Ireland 1,836,398
Croatia 1,610,908
Panama 1,360,444
Netherlands 1,259,248
Sweden 1,206,837
UAE 1,176,081
Slovenia 934,533
Lithuania 892,957
Norway 891,476
Finland 795,579
Trinidad and Tobago 714,385
Israel 691,676
Denmark 686,700
New Zealand 672,077
Latvia 591,254
Oman 560,597
Cyprus 414,105
Estonia 409,926
Belgium 215,837
Puerto Rico 205,872
Barbados 193,416
Bahrain 151,007
Uruguay 147,591
Channel Islands 119,980
French Polynesia 115,865
Brunei 94,946
New Caledonia 74,507
Antigua and Barbuda 70,935
Bahamas 67,680
Aruba 59,554
Luxembourg 53,025
Seychelles 49,874
Isle of Man 39,495
Liechtenstein 33,610
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,888
Faroe Islands 30,379
Malta 27,220
Iceland 22,951
Qatar 18,381
Curacao 16,462
British Virgin Islands 15,862
Andorra 9,730
Guam 8,432
Greenland 6,954
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,073
Northern Mariana Islands 3,973
Palau 3,258
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,721
San Marino 763
Kuwait 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
St. Martin (French part) 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Gibraltar 0
Saudi Arabia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 5,559,991 15.27 -0.17%
2021 5,569,435 15.49 -1.55%
2020 5,656,225 15.71 -0.93%
2019 5,709,090 15.94 0.91%
2018 5,657,530 16.16 1.02%
2017 5,600,150 16.38 0.96%
2016 5,546,767 16.60 0.69%
2015 5,508,524 16.82 0.63%
2014 5,474,196 17.04 0.74%
2013 5,433,879 17.26 0.86%
2012 5,387,606 17.48 0.96%
2011 5,336,114 17.70 1.26%
2010 5,269,441 17.92 2.00%
2009 5,164,967 18.13 2.55%
2008 5,035,029 18.35 2.65%
2007 4,903,285 18.57 2.74%
2006 4,770,964 18.80 2.77%
2005 4,640,676 19.02 1.89%
2004 4,553,952 19.25 1.03%
2003 4,507,470 19.47 1.15%
2002 4,455,908 19.70 1.26%
2001 4,400,180 19.92 1.33%
2000 4,342,230 20.15 1.38%
1999 4,282,609 20.38 1.45%
1998 4,220,832 20.62 1.51%
1997 4,157,750 20.85 1.55%
1996 4,093,628 21.09 1.59%
1995 4,028,993 21.33 1.68%
1994 3,962,059 21.57 1.76%
1993 3,893,027 21.81 1.69%
1992 3,827,646 22.15 0.90%
1991 3,793,344 22.78 1.21%
1990 3,747,835 23.42 1.41%
1989 3,695,522 24.07 1.54%
1988 3,639,143 24.73 1.63%
1987 3,580,359 25.41 1.72%
1986 3,519,154 26.10 -0.19%
1985 3,525,869 27.35 0.01%
1984 3,525,687 28.64 0.16%
1983 3,519,930 29.97 0.31%
1982 3,508,986 31.33 0.43%
1981 3,493,804 32.72 0.61%
1980 3,472,622 34.14 0.76%
1979 3,446,309 35.60 0.92%
1978 3,414,817 37.08 1.09%
1977 3,377,676 38.58 1.23%
1976 3,336,392 40.10 1.42%
1975 3,289,406 41.65 1.51%
1974 3,240,059 43.30 0.92%
1973 3,210,357 45.29 0.95%
1972 3,180,104 47.29 0.81%
1971 3,154,320 49.31 0.63%
1970 3,134,369 51.33 0.53%
1969 3,117,931 53.35 0.52%
1968 3,101,912 55.35 0.54%
1967 3,085,211 57.34 0.57%
1966 3,067,626 59.30 0.62%
1965 3,048,644 61.23 0.71%
1964 3,027,070 63.13 0.78%
1963 3,003,567 64.99 1.32%
1962 2,964,111 66.48 1.77%
1961 2,912,051 67.63 1.67%
1960 2,863,825 68.75 0.00%