Saudi Arabia: Non-Saudi population by country of citizenship and sex (selected countries, 2022)

  Males Females Total
Bangladesh 1,950,943 165,249 2,116,192
India 1,712,780 171,696 1,884,476
Pakistan 1,647,704 166,974 1,814,678
Yemen 1,334,481 468,988 1,803,469
Egypt 1,181,180 290,202 1,471,382
Sudan 673,689 145,886 819,575
Philippines 274,305 451,588 725,893
Syria 259,632 189,682 449,314
Nepal 293,049 4,512 297,561
Jordan  N.A. N.A. 204,249
Indonesia  N.A. N.A. 175,342
Burma  N.A. N.A. 163,717
Ethiopia  N.A. N.A. 159,221
Afghanistan  N.A. N.A. 132,282
Palestine  N.A. N.A. 129,869
Uganda  N.A. N.A. 127,932
Kenya  N.A. N.A. 91,802
Sri Lanka  N.A. N.A. 84,794
Nigeria  N.A. N.A. 79,547
Lebanon  N.A. N.A. 52,779
Kuwait  N.A. N.A. 50,282
Morocco  N.A. N.A. 48,796
Eritrea  N.A. N.A. 47,258
Chad  N.A. N.A. 46,193
Somalia  N.A. N.A. 45,709
Mali  N.A. N.A. 38,360
Niger  N.A. N.A. 33,579
Turkey  N.A. N.A. 25,838
Tunisia  N.A. N.A. 24,818
USA  N.A. N.A. 20,485
Mauritania  N.A. N.A. 18,006
UK  N.A. N.A. 17,865
Bahrain  N.A. N.A. 16,652
China  N.A. N.A. 14,619
Total non-Saudis 10,244,464 3,138,498 13,382,962
Total population 19,678,595 12,496,629 32,175,224

Source: GAStat, Saudi Arabia census 2022

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions:

 

Source: Saudi census 2022

Date of reference: 10 May 2022

Population of reference: Households and individual citizens and residents within the Kingdom, regardless of the status of their identification documents.

Visitors for Hajj, Umrah and tourism are excluded from the census.

Methodology:

The first phase of the 2020 census began on 3 February 2020 (enumeration of buildings and households). Census 2022 used geospatial data, including satellite images, electricity consumption and mobile phone data, to improve the accuracy and geographic coverage of address canvassing.

The second stage (“actual enumeration”) was due to start on the original reference date (17 March 2020) but was suspended by the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis. The enumeration stage was conducted in October 2021.

The 2022 census data collection used a combined/ hybrid methodology, based on administrative records, fieldwork and digital self-enumeration. Household data were collected from e-portals of self-enumeration (on residents’ mobile devices, laptops or personal computers, or self-enumeration stations/kiosks, located in shopping centres). The digital self-enumeration process was complemented by face-to-face interviews, using digital tablets.

Census 2022 used a de jure approach: enumerating people according to their usual place of residence.

Administrative data from multiple sources was used to cross-validate collected census data.

Census 2022 was used as a launchpad for several new secure statistical data registers for population, housing, and businesses.

See census methodology in: https://portal.saudicensus.sa/portal/public/methodology

Portal of the Saudi census: https://portal.saudicensus.sa/portal

 

N.A.: Not available.

 

  1. Institution which provides data:

 

General Authority for Statistics (GAStat)

 

  1. Data availability:

 

The table was built by GLMM based on Figure 3, p. 4 in the “Population” summary report.

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/static-assets/media/content/20230531_GASTAT_Population_Report.pdf?crafterSite=gastat-portal

 

Date of access: 5 June 2023.

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

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