Population growth rate by level of development in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population growth rate by level of development was 0.629 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate by level of development in Saudi Arabia, 2024–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate by level of development in Saudi Arabia is 0.629, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate by level of development in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.629, in 2100.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.5 | 1.78 | 6 |
| 2030s | 1.3 | 1.22 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1 | 0.945 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.8754 | 0.818 | 0.931 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.7587 | 0.723 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.7025 | 0.688 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.6639 | 0.635 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.629 | 0.629 | 0.629 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.658 compare
- 11 Monaco 0.64 compare
- 12 Bahrain 0.639 compare
- 14 Gabon 0.628 compare
- 15 Mauritania 0.614 compare
- 16 French Guiana 0.586 compare
More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Projected population under age 5 4.10 million (2100)
- Population density 33.03 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.629 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.31 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 448 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.31 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.31 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.41 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.28 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 2.28 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate by level of development in Saudi Arabia?
- Population growth rate by level of development in Saudi Arabia was 0.629 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate by level of development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population growth rate by level of development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.629 in 2100.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population growth rate by level of development?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate by level of development rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate by level of development. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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