Naturalisations by sex (Saudi Arabia, 1974-2000)
| males | females | total | |
| 1974 | 234 | 379 | 613 |
| 1975 | 244 | 397 | 641 |
| 1976 | 110 | 501 | 611 |
| 1977 | 364 | 648 | 1,012 |
| 1978 | 560 | 638 | 1,198 |
| 1979 | 794 | 612 | 1,406 |
| 1980 | 825 | 576 | 1,401 |
| 1981 | 824 | 841 | 1,665 |
| 1982 | 1,042 | 856 | 1,898 |
| 1983 | 1,348 | 376 | 1,724 |
| 1984 | 907 | 398 | 1,305 |
| 1985 | 1,928 | 1,312 | 3,240 |
| 1986 | 1,663 | 1,289 | 2,952 |
| 1987 | 1,186 | 1,396 | 2,582 |
| 1988 | 1,477 | 1,489 | 2,966 |
| 1989 | 1,092 | 1,686 | 2,778 |
| 1990 | 597 | 1,563 | 2,160 |
| 1991 | 764 | 2,995 | 3,759 |
| 1992 | 449 | 2,734 | 3,183 |
| 1993 | 674 | 2,866 | 3,540 |
| 1994 | 650 | 3,926 | 4,576 |
| 1995 | 448 | 3,848 | 4,296 |
| 1996 | 615 | 3,948 | 4,563 |
| 1997 | 564 | 3,075 | 3,639 |
| 1998 | 618 | 4,536 | 5,154 |
| 1999 | 837 | 3,576 | 4,413 |
| 2000 | 903 | 3766 | 4,669 |
Source: Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Passports
1. Definitions
Saudi Arabia does not allow double nationality. Becoming Saudi implies renouncing one’s previous citizenship.
A person born in the Kingdom to a Saudi mother and a foreign father may be eligible for Saudi nationality if the following conditions are met:
– permanent residence at the time of maturity;
– good conduct which includes not being punished for a penal crime or imprisoned for more than six months;
– good command of the Arabic language;
– submitting the application for nationality within one year of coming of age
(Art. 8, The Nationality Law 1954).
2. Institution which provides data
Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Passports
3. Data availability
Published in the CDSI’ Statistical Yearbooks, in Chapter “Social services”, by previous nationality of recipient
Statistical Yearbooks until 2010′ are available online at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/46
No data on naturalisations is published fter 1420H (1999-2000G).
Date of access: November 2013.