Saudi Arabia Population

Current and historical population data for Saudi Arabia, including latest value (35.3 m), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Saudi Arabia
UNIT: people
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:59:08+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Saudi Arabia · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
81 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 20.1 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.7 / 20
External stability 14.3 / 15
Financial robustness 8.7 / 15
Structural stability 8.1 / 10
Future capacity 7.3 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 75% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Saudi Arabia · total population by country.

1960–2024
35.3 m people
33.7 m people
31.55 m people
34 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
population rate reference line

Countries by population

full ranking
Country Rate Class
India 1.45 bn high
China 1.41 bn high
United States 340.11 m high
Indonesia 283.49 m high
Pakistan 251.27 m high
Nigeria 232.68 m medium
Brazil 212 m medium
Bangladesh 173.56 m medium

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Qatar 2.86 m
Kuwait 4.9 m
United States 340.11 m
China 1.41 bn

Related indicators

internal links
GDP per Capita NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Nominal GDP NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
Urban Population SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Life Expectancy SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Fertility Rate SP.DYN.TFRT.IN

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SP.POP.TOTL

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:59:08+02:00

Saudi Arabia Snapshot

country profile
Population 35.3 m
GDP 1239.8 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 1.69%
Unemployment 3.04%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group High income

Saudi Arabia Population: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Population for Saudi Arabia. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: saudi arabia population rate, population data saudi arabia, saudi arabia population statistics, saudi arabia people.