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 2023 was 5,560,527, a 0.01% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Saudi Arabia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 5,560,527 15.05 0.01%
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 %