The population of Saudi Arabia is expected to grow by 481,000 in 2025 and reach 37,757,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 60,000 people yearly. On average there are 571,134 births and 152,852 deaths in Saudi Arabia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.12 percent per year. The population density of Saudi Arabia has changed from 4.5 in 1980 to 16.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 37,439,696 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
| Median Age | 32.8 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.2 years | |
| Population density | 17.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37,290,000 | 481,000 (1.3%) | 60,000 | 32.8 | 2.21 | 17 | 31,707,000 (85.0%) |
| 2024 | 36,809,000 | 498,000 (1.4%) | 60,000 | 32.5 | 17 | 31,232,000 (84.9%) | |
| 2023 | 36,311,000 | 515,000 (1.4%) | 60,000 | 32.2 | 17 | 30,744,000 (84.7%) | |
| 2022 | 35,796,000 | 533,000 (1.5%) | 60,000 | 31.9 | 17 | 30,243,000 (84.5%) | |
| 2021 | 35,263,000 | 553,000 (1.6%) | 60,000 | 31.6 | 16 | 29,726,000 (84.3%) | |
| 2020 | 34,710,000 | 569,000 (1.6%) | 60,000 | 31.4 | 2.38 | 16 | 29,195,000 (84.1%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 118,000 | 31.0 | 2.42 | 16 | 28,651,000 (83.9%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 118,000 | 30.6 | 2.46 | 16 | 28,094,000 (83.7%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 118,000 | 30.3 | 2.50 | 15 | 27,513,000 (83.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 118,000 | 29.9 | 2.54 | 15 | 26,895,653 (83.3%) |
| 2015 | 31,557,144 | 780,422 (2.5%) | 118,000 | 29.6 | 2.58 | 15 | 26,233,454 (83.1%) |
| 2010 | 27,425,676 | 764,184 (2.8%) | 318,000 | 27.2 | 2.96 | 13 | 22,512,092 (82.1%) |
| 2005 | 23,905,654 | 676,764 (2.8%) | 199,000 | 25.6 | 3.42 | 11 | 19,358,560 (81.0%) |
| 2000 | 20,764,312 | 469,906 (2.3%) | 146,000 | 24.2 | 3.97 | 10 | 16,579,888 (79.8%) |
| 1995 | 18,735,841 | 424,751 (2.3%) | -70,000 | 23.2 | 4.98 | 9 | 14,739,486 (78.7%) |
| 1990 | 16,326,815 | 570,871 (3.5%) | -22,000 | 22.4 | 5.91 | 8 | 12,503,565 (76.6%) |
| 1985 | 13,189,115 | 704,148 (5.3%) | 146,000 | 22.5 | 6.65 | 6 | 9,581,496 (72.6%) |
| 1980 | 9,740,599 | 560,978 (5.8%) | 278,325 | 22.6 | 7.21 | 5 | 6,415,159 (65.9%) |
| 1975 | 7,428,703 | 369,369 (5.0%) | 164,267 | 22.6 | 7.31 | 3 | 4,334,574 (58.3%) |
| 1970 | 5,836,389 | 236,761 (4.1%) | 98,375 | 22.7 | 7.28 | 3 | 2,840,512 (48.7%) |
| 1965 | 4,843,635 | 166,231 (3.4%) | 37,401 | 23.0 | 7.26 | 2 | 1,877,829 (38.8%) |
| 1960 | 4,086,539 | 132,340 (3.1%) | 25,198 | 23.4 | 7.22 | 2 | 1,277,043 (31.3%) |
In 2024 the population of Saudi Arabia was 36,809,000 and the average age increased from 23.4 in 1960 to 32.5. Urban population has increased from 16,579,888 (79.8%) in 2000 to 31,707,000 (85.0%) in the current year. The population density of Saudi Arabia has changed from 4.5 in 1980 to 16.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 60,000 | 31.4 | 2.38 | 16 | 29,195,000 (84.1%) |
| 2025 | 37,290,000 | 481,000 (1.3%) | 60,000 | 32.8 | 2.21 | 17 | 31,707,000 (85.0%) |
| 2030 | 39,480,000 | 409,000 (1.0%) | 60,000 | 34.3 | 2.08 | 18 | 33,906,000 (85.9%) |
| 2035 | 41,317,000 | 336,000 (0.8%) | 40,000 | 36.0 | 1.97 | 19 | 35,807,000 (86.7%) |
| 2040 | 42,778,000 | 272,000 (0.6%) | 40,000 | 37.6 | 1.88 | 20 | 37,382,000 (87.4%) |
| 2045 | 44,027,000 | 234,000 (0.5%) | 40,000 | 39.0 | 1.81 | 21 | 38,778,000 (88.1%) |
| 2050 | 45,056,000 | 184,000 (0.4%) | 40,000 | 40.2 | 1.76 | 21 | 39,982,000 (88.7%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 79.8 (78.4 years for male and 81.3 years for females). Population density will go up to 21.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Saudi Arabia constitutes of 16,026,000 women and 21,264,000 men, which means there are 1,327 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.4% of population (11,324,973) is 19 or younger, 64.8% of population (24,160,191) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.9% of population (1,808,565) is over 65.