Saudi Arabia: Population by nationality (Saudis/non-Saudis), sex and age group (census 2022)

  Saudis Non-Saudis Total
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
0-4 1,106,938 1,067,017 2,173,955 207,304 196,900 404,204 1,314,242 1,263,917 2,578,159
5-9 1,148,999 1,108,681 2,257,680 258,552 246,085 504,637 1,407,551 1,354,766 2,762,317
10-14 1,068,186 1,031,817 2,100,003 229,199 217,212 446,411 1,297,385 1,249,029 2,546,414
15-19 941,806 916,439 1,858,245 175,010 163,445 338,455 1,116,816 1,079,884 2,196,700
20-24 868,712 850,780 1,719,492 696,723 199,767 896,490 1,565,435 1,050,547 2,615,982
25-29 859,531 842,731 1,702,262 1,643,796 399,657 2,043,453 2,503,327 1,242,388 3,745,715
30-34 770,595 758,562 1,529,157 1,871,377 492,298 2,363,675 2,641,972 1,250,860 3,892,832
35-39 679,028 675,023 1,354,051 1,672,645 438,260 2,110,905 2,351,673 1,113,283 3,464,956
40-44 534,889 543,104 1,077,993 1,279,957 295,927 1,575,884 1,814,846 839,031 2,653,877
45-49 381,557 404,356 785,913 851,367 187,900 1,039,267 1,232,924 592,256 1,825,180
50-54 310,703 343,291 653,994 613,826 120,552 734,378 924,529 463,843 1,388,372
55-59 252,068 276,936 529,004 391,870 74,345 466,215 643,938 351,281 995,219
60-64 186,840 203,802 390,642 207,766 49,244 257,010 394,606 253,046 647,652
65-69 127,205 129,931 257,136 85,139 26,184 111,323 212,344 156,115 368,459
70-74 75,465 80,111 155,576 35,014 14,753 49,767 110,479 94,864 205,343
75-79 54,159 56,412 110,571 13,233 7,688 20,921 67,392 64,100 131,492
80+ 67,450 69,138 136,588 11,686 8,281 19,967 79,136 77,419 156,555
Total 9,434,131 9,358,131 18,792,262 10,244,464 3,138,498 13,382,962 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: Families 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. This stage was conducted in October 2021.

The 2022 census used a combined methodology – 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 centers). 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 designed 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

 

Population data for 2010-22 were revised and backcasted, based on 2022 population census and past years’ administrative data.      

Technical note on backcasting:

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/static-assets/media/content/20230529_Back-Casting%20Methodology.pdf?crafterSite=gastat-portal

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

General Authority for Statistics (GAStat)

 

  1. Data availability

 

The table was retrieved from the Saudi census portal on GAStat website:

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/portal

“Population” section, then “data tables”-

https://portal.saudicensus.sa/portal/public/1/15?type=TABLE

Selected, pre-set tables can be downloaded from the thematic section.

 

Date of access: 20 July 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.              

 

Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Foreign Population, National Population, Foreign & National Populations