Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.791 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.791 people per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8611 people per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3144 people per person, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3144 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3275 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.341 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3556 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3721 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3901 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4093 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4294 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.45 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4709 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4917 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5122 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5319 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5505 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5678 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5842 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6005 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6169 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6331 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6489 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6643 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6791 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6932 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7063 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7185 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7294 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.739 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7477 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7559 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7634 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7701 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7757 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.78 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7834 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7865 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7892 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7916 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7939 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7959 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7978 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7997 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8016 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8034 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8054 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8075 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8098 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.812 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8142 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8164 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8186 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8611 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8558 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8525 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8381 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.848 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.834 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8249 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8278 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8394 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8478 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8232 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8546 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8414 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.832 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8126 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.791 people per person | -2.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.791 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.791 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3861 people per person | 0.3144 people per person | 0.4709 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5738 people per person | 0.4917 people per person | 0.6489 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7197 people per person | 0.6643 people per person | 0.7634 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7864 people per person | 0.7701 people per person | 0.7978 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8089 people per person | 0.7997 people per person | 0.8186 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8429 people per person | 0.8249 people per person | 0.8611 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8258 people per person | 0.791 people per person | 0.8546 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1019 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 48,374 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.5868 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.791 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8611 people per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3144 people per person in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.