Urban population growth in Saudi Arabia
The urban population of Saudi Arabia changed by 4.82% in 2025.
Saudi Arabia, 2025
4.82%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
0.59%
Position in 2025
7th of 217
Urban population growth in Saudi Arabia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.82% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.82% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.83% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.61% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -2.27% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 5.03% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | -0.24% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | -2.35% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.28% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.95% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 5.40% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.66% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 5.62% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 4.42% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 4.75% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | -0.73% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.18% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 4.30% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 4.42% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.56% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.70% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.86% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 5.02% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 5.21% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.43% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 4.82% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.40%, the figure has changed by −0.58 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Saudi Arabia has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
84.6%
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Population growth
4.63%
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Population estimates and projections
33,264,292 people
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Median age estimates and projections
29.2 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.39%
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