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Population census recently completed in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Population census recently completed was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 232 countries
All-time high
1
in 1992
All-time low
0
in 2003
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Population census recently completed in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2023

00.20.40.60.811992200720231992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 02004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 02022: 12023: 1

Source: UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1 for population census recently completed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, population census recently completed in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.

Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 8
2000s 0.9 0 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 0.75 0 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population census recently completed in Saudi Arabia?
Population census recently completed in Saudi Arabia was 1 in 2023, according to UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population census recently completed recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
What is the lowest population census recently completed recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for population census recently completed?
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is population census recently completed rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population census recently completed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,643 data points, 1985–2023
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