The population of Saudi Arabia is expected to grow by 621,753 in 2026 and reach 38,213,380 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 108,660 people yearly. On average there are 606,437 births and 87,660 deaths in Saudi Arabia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.38 percent per year. The population density of Saudi Arabia has changed from 2.8 in 1980 to 16.4 in 2024.
| Current population | 38,125,326 people at present (Monday 9th of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 30.4 years |
| Life expectancy | 79.4 years | |
| Population density | 16.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37,595,308 | 621,753 (1.7%) | 108,660 | 30.4 | 2.26 | 16 | 31,868,358 (84.8%) |
| 2025 | 36,973,555 | 1,673,275 (4.5%) | 119,738 | 30.3 | 2.29 | 16 | 31,284,180 (84.6%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 122,170 | 30.1 | 2.31 | 16 | 29,812,993 (84.5%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 325,691 | 29.9 | 2.28 | 16 | 28,410,135 (84.3%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 977,072 | 29.5 | 2.14 | 15 | 27,070,606 (84.1%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -106,287 | 29.2 | 2.17 | 14 | 25,850,150 (84.0%) |
| 2020 | 31,552,510 | 1,488,711 (4.7%) | -74,725 | 29.1 | 2.27 | 15 | 26,443,034 (83.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 191,582 | 28.9 | 2.49 | 14 | 25,145,200 (83.6%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -988,751 | 28.9 | 2.67 | 14 | 25,205,090 (83.5%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -920,812 | 28.8 | 2.67 | 14 | 25,804,351 (83.3%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -26,997 | 28.5 | 2.65 | 14 | 25,731,955 (83.1%) |
| 2015 | 29,816,382 | 1,507,109 (5.1%) | 465,292 | 28.1 | 2.63 | 14 | 24,734,561 (83.0%) |
| 2010 | 23,978,487 | -239,167 (-1.0%) | 504,955 | 26.2 | 2.81 | 11 | 19,681,342 (82.1%) |
| 2005 | 20,559,890 | 890,410 (4.3%) | 518,565 | 24.8 | 3.16 | 10 | 16,648,895 (81.0%) |
| 2000 | 16,177,722 | 705,647 (4.4%) | 468,515 | 24.2 | 4.21 | 8 | 12,937,403 (80.0%) |
| 1995 | 13,289,245 | 539,205 (4.1%) | 160,512 | 23.2 | 4.99 | 6 | 10,487,904 (78.9%) |
| 1990 | 10,640,691 | 512,297 (4.8%) | 160,416 | 22.4 | 5.80 | 5 | 8,194,262 (77.0%) |
| 1985 | 8,151,779 | 454,472 (5.6%) | 148,208 | 22.0 | 6.65 | 4 | 5,945,867 (72.9%) |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 | 344,299 (5.7%) | 121,220 | 21.9 | 7.15 | 3 | 4,017,951 (66.4%) |
| 1975 | 4,556,287 | 232,655 (5.1%) | 73,960 | 22.0 | 7.37 | 2 | 2,661,556 (58.4%) |
| 1970 | 3,562,470 | 145,356 (4.1%) | 31,097 | 22.1 | 7.58 | 2 | 1,751,807 (49.2%) |
| 1965 | 2,928,771 | 106,803 (3.7%) | 15,000 | 22.5 | 7.66 | 1 | 1,142,579 (39.0%) |
| 1960 | 2,435,403 | 90,944 (3.6%) | 15,000 | 22.9 | 7.63 | 1 | 765,785 (31.4%) |
In 2025 the population of Saudi Arabia was 36,973,555 and the average age increased from 22.9 in 1960 to 30.3. Urban population has increased from 12,937,403 (80.0%) in 2000 to 31,868,358 (84.8%) in the current year. The population density of Saudi Arabia has changed from 2.8 in 1980 to 16.4 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -74,725 | 29.1 | 2.27 | 15 | 26,443,034 (83.8%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 119,738 | 30.3 | 2.29 | 16 | 31,284,180 (84.6%) |
| 2030 | 39,931,768 | 536,000 (1.3%) | 22,042 | 30.9 | 2.17 | 17 | 34,085,298 (85.4%) |
| 2035 | 42,617,228 | 537,920 (1.3%) | 23,610 | 31.6 | 2.07 | 19 | 36,664,023 (86.0%) |
| 2040 | 45,292,056 | 532,624 (1.2%) | 25,137 | 32.4 | 1.98 | 20 | 39,229,114 (86.6%) |
| 2045 | 47,933,708 | 525,612 (1.1%) | 26,955 | 33.3 | 1.93 | 21 | 41,746,350 (87.1%) |
| 2050 | 50,528,540 | 514,236 (1.0%) | 28,517 | 34.1 | 1.88 | 22 | 44,187,440 (87.5%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 84.0 (82.9 years for male and 85.3 years for females). Population density will go up to 22.2 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.68% (1,673,275 residents, including 82,497 deaths). The demographics of Saudi Arabia constitutes of 14,919,673 women and 22,675,635 men, which means there are 1,520 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.6% of population (11,507,924) is 19 or younger, 66.2% of population (24,903,132) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.2% of population (1,191,771) is over 65.