Saudi Arabia: Residence permits issued by sex of holder and administrative region (Governorate) (2016)

		2011
	Male	Female	Total
Riyadh	1,405,488	297,484	1,702,972
Makkah	132,162	74,635	206,797
Madinah	31,202	13,889	45,091
Al-Qasseem	33,751	9,754	43,505
Eastern	113,026	45,047	158,073
Assir	28,817	10,483	39,300
Tabouk	10,931	5,507	16,438
Hail	13,680	4,867	18,547
Northern Border	8,435	3,432	11,867
Jazan	9,015	3,622	12,637
Najran	22,613	3,337	25,950
Al-Baha	6,207	2,154	8,361
Al-Jouf	8,005	4,182	12,187
Total	1,823,332	478,393	2,301,725

Source: General Directorate of Passports, Ministry of Interior

1. Institution which provides data

General Authority for Statistics (GaStat)

2. Data availability

Published in GaStat Statistical Yearbooks, in Chapter “Social services”
Most recent and past Statistical Yearbooks are available online at: https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/169

Date of access: September 2017.