Population in Saudi Arabia
The population of Saudi Arabia was 36,973,555 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Saudi Arabia, 2025
36,973,555
Change from 2024
+4.7%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
43rd of 217
Population in Saudi Arabia over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36,973,555 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 35,300,280 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 33,702,731 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 32,175,224 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 30,784,383 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 31,552,510 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 30,063,799 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 30,196,281 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 30,977,355 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 30,954,198 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 29,816,382 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 28,309,273 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 27,624,004 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 26,168,861 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 25,091,867 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 23,978,487 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 24,217,654 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 23,287,877 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 22,368,313 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 21,459,144 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 20,559,890 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 19,669,480 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 18,786,767 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 17,910,910 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 17,041,397 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.7% from 35,300,280 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29,816,382 people, the figure has changed by +24.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Saudi Arabia has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Population growth
4.63%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
33,264,292 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.28 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.39%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.1%
2025 · World Bank