Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0074 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0077 Persons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.008 Persons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0083 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.009 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.01 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.011 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 Persons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 Persons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 Persons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.014 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0146 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0086 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0074 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0098 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0114 Persons per square kilometre | 0.01 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0133 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0137 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0169 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 145 Congo 0.0179 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 146 South Sudan 0.0175 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 147 Paraguay 0.0173 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 149 Argentina 0.0167 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 150 Norway 0.015 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 151 Oman 0.015 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 48,374 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1019 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5774 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.5868 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Saudi Arabia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Saudi Arabia was 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.