Population
36,973,555
Saudi ArabiaWorld Bank, 2025
From 29,816,382 in 2015 to 36,973,555 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
Saudi Arabia by the numbers
Official figures for Saudi Arabia. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
+17.2%
Saudi ArabiaWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
84.6%
Saudi ArabiaWorld Bank, 2025
From 83.0% in 2015 to 84.6% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
79.0years
Saudi ArabiaWorld Bank, 2024
From 77.8 years in 2015 to 79.0 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$34,537
Saudi ArabiaWorld Bank, 2025
From $23,256 in 2015 to $34,537 in 2025.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
3.0%
Saudi ArabiaWorld Bank, 2025
From 5.6% in 2015 to 3.0% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.