Saudi Arabia Population Growth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of Saudi Arabia population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Saudi Arabia in 2023 is 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.
  • The population of Saudi Arabia in 2020 was 35,997,107, a 0.47% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
United States 339,996,563
Japan 123,294,513
Germany 83,294,633
United Kingdom 67,736,802
France 64,756,584
Italy 58,870,762
South Korea 51,784,059
Spain 47,519,628
Argentina 45,773,884
Poland 41,026,067
Canada 38,781,291
Saudi Arabia 36,947,025
Australia 26,439,111
Taiwan 23,923,276
Chile 19,629,590
Netherlands 17,618,299
Belgium 11,686,140
Sweden 10,612,086
Greece 10,341,277
Portugal 10,247,605
Hungary 10,156,239
UAE 9,516,871
Israel 9,174,520
Austria 8,958,960
Switzerland 8,796,669
Hong Kong 7,491,609
Singapore 6,014,723
Denmark 5,910,913
Finland 5,545,475
Norway 5,474,360
New Zealand 5,228,100
Ireland 5,056,935
Oman 4,644,384
Panama 4,468,087
Kuwait 4,310,108
Croatia 4,008,617
Uruguay 3,423,108
Puerto Rico 3,260,314
Lithuania 2,718,352
Qatar 2,716,391
Slovenia 2,119,675
Latvia 1,830,211
Trinidad and Tobago 1,534,937
Bahrain 1,485,509
Estonia 1,322,765
Cyprus 1,260,138
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 654,768
Malta 535,064
Bahamas 412,623
Iceland 375,318
French Polynesia 308,872
New Caledonia 292,991
Barbados 281,995
Curacao 192,077
Guam 172,952
Seychelles 107,660
Aruba 106,277
Antigua and Barbuda 94,298
Isle of Man 84,710
Andorra 80,088
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 64,069
Greenland 56,643
Faroe Islands 53,270
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,062
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,222
Liechtenstein 39,584
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 33,642
Gibraltar 32,688
British Virgin Islands 31,538
Palau 18,058
Saudi Arabia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
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%