Population by age in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population by age was 34.57 million in 2025. β² Rising
Population by age in Saudi Arabia, 2000β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 34.57 million for population by age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age in Saudi Arabia peaked at 34.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.18 million, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.15 million | 16.18 million | 24.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.77 million | 25.16 million | 30.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.71 million | 30.99 million | 34.57 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 15 Morocco 38.43 million compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 37.05 million compare
- 17 Poland 36.50 million compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 25.62 million compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 20.84 million compare
- 21 Romania 19.04 million compare
More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.629 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.10 million (2100)
- Population density 33.03 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.629 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.5868 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 48,374 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.31 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 448 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age in Saudi Arabia?
- Population by age in Saudi Arabia was 34.57 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest population by age recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.57 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by age recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.18 million in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population by age?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by age rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Population by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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