Saudi Arabia Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Saudi Arabia urban population for 2023 was 31,386,498, a 1.74% increase from 2022.
  • Saudi Arabia urban population for 2022 was 30,848,829, a 1.54% increase from 2021.
  • Saudi Arabia urban population for 2021 was 30,380,961, a 0.13% increase from 2020.
  • Saudi Arabia urban population for 2020 was 30,340,882, a 0.74% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Saudi Arabia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 31,386,498 84.95 1.73%
2022 30,848,829 84.73 1.53%
2021 30,380,961 84.51 0.13%
2020 30,340,882 84.29 0.74%
2019 30,118,272 84.07 2.55%
2018 29,360,603 83.84 2.65%
2017 28,592,972 83.62 2.56%
2016 27,869,503 83.40 2.28%
2015 27,241,324 83.18 2.19%
2014 26,651,368 82.96 2.29%
2013 26,048,619 82.74 2.39%
2012 25,433,937 82.52 2.46%
2011 24,814,831 82.30 2.75%
2010 24,142,488 82.08 3.47%
2009 23,318,830 81.87 4.01%
2008 22,402,324 81.65 4.13%
2007 21,496,783 81.43 4.20%
2006 20,611,906 81.20 4.24%
2005 19,756,968 80.98 3.34%
2004 19,107,856 80.75 2.46%
2003 18,643,377 80.53 2.59%
2002 18,167,507 80.30 2.69%
2001 17,685,749 80.08 2.76%
2000 17,205,160 79.85 2.82%
1999 16,727,051 79.62 2.88%
1998 16,251,748 79.38 2.94%
1997 15,780,627 79.15 2.98%
1996 15,316,652 78.91 3.03%
1995 14,859,864 78.67 3.11%
1994 14,405,469 78.43 3.19%
1993 13,953,434 78.19 3.65%
1992 13,453,704 77.85 4.51%
1991 12,860,932 77.22 4.81%
1990 12,256,928 76.58 5.01%
1989 11,657,705 75.93 5.13%
1988 11,074,572 75.27 5.24%
1987 10,509,439 74.59 5.33%
1986 9,964,195 73.90 6.21%
1985 9,364,376 72.65 6.39%
1984 8,784,674 71.36 6.57%
1983 8,226,090 70.03 6.71%
1982 7,692,168 68.67 6.83%
1981 7,184,407 67.28 6.99%
1980 6,699,088 65.86 7.17%
1979 6,235,693 64.41 7.32%
1978 5,795,747 62.93 7.49%
1977 5,377,543 61.42 7.62%
1976 4,983,164 59.90 7.82%
1975 4,608,138 58.35 8.24%
1974 4,243,447 56.70 9.00%
1973 3,878,401 54.71 9.01%
1972 3,544,156 52.71 8.90%
1971 3,242,338 50.69 8.71%
1970 2,971,822 48.67 8.60%
1969 2,726,912 46.66 8.58%
1968 2,502,670 44.65 8.63%
1967 2,295,815 42.67 8.65%
1966 2,105,611 40.70 8.69%
1965 1,930,278 38.77 8.78%
1964 1,768,060 36.87 8.86%
1963 1,618,088 35.01 7.95%
1962 1,494,405 33.52 6.96%
1961 1,393,997 32.37 6.85%
1960 1,301,738 31.25 %