year	Saudis			Non-Saudis			Total
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
1974	3,166,013	2,997,792	6,163,805	517,178	257,219	774,397	3,683,191	3,255,011	6,938,202
1975	3,299,247	3,129,932	6,429,179	574,639	283,192	857,831	3,873,886	3,413,124	7,287,010
1976	3,436,784	3,266,657	6,703,441	638,241	311,670	949,911	4,075,025	3,578,327	7,653,352
1977	3,578,634	3,408,002	6,986,636	708,602	342,876	1,051,478	4,287,236	3,750,878	8,038,114
1978	3,724,791	3,553,986	7,278,777	786,393	377,049	1,163,442	4,511,184	3,931,035	8,442,219
1979	3,875,233	3,704,613	7,579,846	872,345	414,448	1,286,793	4,747,578	4,119,061	8,866,639
1980	4,029,922	3,859,872	7,889,794	967,252	455,350	1,422,602	4,997,174	4,315,222	9,312,396
1981	4,188,801	4,019,733	8,208,534	1,071,977	500,051	1,572,028	5,260,778	4,519,784	9,780,562
1982	4,351,793	4,184,148	8,535,941	1,187,454	548,870	1,736,324	5,539,247	4,733,018	10,272,265
1983	4,518,803	4,353,048	8,871,851	1,314,694	602,145	1,916,839	5,833,497	4,955,193	10,788,690
1984	4,689,709	4,526,340	9,216,049	1,454,788	660,237	2,115,025	6,144,497	5,186,577	11,331,074
1985	4,864,370	4,703,911	9,568,281	1,608,915	723,531	2,332,446	6,473,285	5,427,442	11,900,727
1986	5,042,619	4,885,623	9,928,242	1,778,342	792,434	2,570,776	6,820,961	5,678,057	12,499,018
1987	5,224,266	5,071,312	10,295,578	1,964,432	867,378	2,831,810	7,188,698	5,938,690	13,127,388
1988	5,409,093	5,260,787	10,669,880	2,168,647	948,820	3,117,467	7,577,740	6,209,607	13,787,347
1989	5,596,859	5,453,833	11,050,692	2,392,552	1,037,242	3,429,794	7,989,411	6,491,075	14,480,486
1990	5,787,294	5,650,206	11,437,500	2,637,820	1,133,151	3,770,971	8,425,114	6,783,357	15,208,471
1991	5,980,104	5,849,635	11,829,739	2,906,237	1,237,079	4,143,316	8,886,341	7,086,714	15,973,055
1992	6,170,757	6,047,443	12,218,200	3,193,111	1,347,068	4,540,179	9,363,868	7,394,511	16,758,379
1993	6,334,907	6,216,789	12,551,696	3,322,551	1,402,925	4,725,476	9,657,458	7,619,714	17,277,172
1994	6,488,628	6,375,082	12,863,710	3,397,772	1,440,127	4,837,899	9,886,400	7,815,209	17,701,609
1995	6,646,071	6,537,398	13,183,469	3,474,692	1,478,314	4,953,006	10,120,763	8,015,712	18,136,475
1996	6,807,325	6,703,837	13,511,162	3,553,349	1,517,511	5,070,860	10,360,674	8,221,348	18,582,022
1997	6,972,483	6,874,505	13,846,988	3,633,782	1,557,746	5,191,528	10,606,265	8,432,251	19,038,516
1998	7,141,639	7,049,510	14,191,149	3,716,031	1,599,045	5,315,076	10,857,670	8,648,555	19,506,225
1999	7,314,889	7,228,960	14,543,849	3,800,137	1,641,438	5,441,575	11,115,026	8,870,398	19,985,424
2000	7,492,332	7,412,968	14,905,300	3,886,141	1,684,952	5,571,093	11,378,473	9,097,920	20,476,393
2001	7,674,070	7,601,651	15,275,721	3,974,087	1,729,617	5,703,704	11,648,157	9,331,268	20,979,425
2002	7,860,206	7,795,126	15,655,332	4,064,017	1,775,464	5,839,481	11,924,223	9,570,590	21,494,813
2003	8,050,847	7,993,515	16,044,362	4,155,978	1,822,524	5,978,502	12,206,825	9,816,039	22,022,864
2004	8,245,575	8,198,412	16,443,987	4,248,335	1,871,564	6,119,899	12,493,910	10,069,976	22,563,886
2005	8,453,097	8,401,060	16,854,157	4,506,528	1,968,899	6,475,427	12,959,625	10,369,959	23,329,584
2006	8,663,597	8,606,584	17,270,181	4,780,413	2,071,296	6,851,709	13,444,010	10,677,880	24,121,890
2007	8,876,666	8,814,670	17,691,336	5,070,944	2,179,018	7,249,962	13,947,610	10,993,688	24,941,298
2008	9,091,249	9,024,301	18,115,550	5,379,132	2,292,343	7,671,475	14,470,381	11,316,644	25,787,025
2009	9,307,550	9,235,696	18,543,246	5,706,050	2,411,561	8,117,611	15,013,600	11,647,257	26,660,857
2010	9,575,257	9,201,253	18,776,510	5,956,214	2,503,432	8,459,646	15,531,471	11,704,685	27,236,156
2011	9,743,626	9,662,059	19,405,685	6,297,735	2,672,935	8,970,670	16,041,361	12,334,994	28,376,355
2012	9,962,431	9,876,017	19,838,448	6,591,296	2,766,151	9,357,447	16,553,727	12,642,168	29,195,895
2013	9,800,955	9,408,798	19,209,753	7,054,434	3,115,943	10,170,377	16,855,389	12,524,741	29,380,130
2014	9,844,758	9,467,938	19,312,696	7,373,986	3,310,419	10,684,405	17,218,744	12,778,357	29,997,101
2015	10,034,561	9,658,078	19,692,639	7,696,791	3,501,306	11,198,097	17,731,352	13,159,384	30,890,736
2016	10,231,364	9,850,218	20,081,582	8,028,355	3,677,643	11,705,998	18,259,719	13,527,861	31,787,580
2017	10,404,282	10,023,075	20,427,357	8,341,564	3,843,720	12,185,284	18,745,846	13,866,795	32,612,641
2018	10,575,895	10,192,732	20,768,627	8,665,061	3,979,972	12,645,033	19,240,956	14,172,704	33,413,660
2019	10,743,666	10,359,532	21,103,198	8,995,390	4,119,581	13,114,971	19,739,056	14,479,113	34,218,169
2020	10,907,568	10,522,560	21,430,128	9,323,857	4,259,429	13,583,286	20,231,425	14,781,989	35,013,414
2021	11,028,006	10,662,642	21,690,648	8,335,650	4,084,523	12,420,173	19,363,656	14,747,165	34,110,821

Source: Central Department for Statistics and Information (CDSI)/ General Authority for Statistics (GaStat)

ANNEXED NOTE
Technical notes and definitions

Population estimates based on the results of population censuses 1974; 1992; 2004 and 2010; on Demographic Research Bulletin 2016 (years 2013 – 2017), and on recent administrative records: vital statistics records (births and deaths records) and im/emigration records.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/43
https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/43

Reference periods: middle of given years

Institution which provides data

Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Ministry of Economy and Planning/
General Authority for Statistics (GaStat)
http://www.stats.gov.sa/en
https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/node

Data availability

Results of censuses conducted in 1992, 2004 and 2010 and Demographic Survey 2016 are available
on the website of the General Authority for Statistics (previously CDSI), in downloadable Excel and PDF formats.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/13
https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/13
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/4522

GaStat Statistical Yearbooks (https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/46) and yearly estimates (https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/43)
do not offer time series.
In 2019 and 2020, GAStat stopped publishing yearly estimates of population disaggregated by nationality (Saudis/non-Saudis).

Mid-year estimates of population in Saudi Arabia since 1974 (time series) are available in the website of the
Saudi Central Bank (previously: Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency) (SAMA), section “yearly statistics”
http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/EconomicReports/Pages/YearlyStatistics.aspx

Since 2022, data is available in the Saudi Central Bank’s portal for open data:
https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-us/economicreports/pages/database.aspx

Last date of access: September 2022.

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