Saudi Arabia’s population increased to 35.3 million by the end of 2024, marking a 4.7% growth compared to 2023.
Saudi nationals reached 19.6 million in 2024, accounting for 55.6% of the total population, while non-Saudis amounted to around 15.7 million, or 44.4% of the total, according to a recent bulletin from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
The authority’s estimates show an overall increase of around 1.6 million compared to 33.7 million in 2023.
Males made up 62.1% of the total population, or 21.92 million people, while females accounted for 37.9%, or 13.37 million.
In terms of age distribution, the 15–64 age group dominated 74.7% of the population (26.4 million people), while the 0–14 age group comprised 22.5% (7.94 million people). As for people aged 65 and above, they made up only 2.8%, or about 988,000.
The table below indicates changes in the number of population since 2010:
Population Since 2010 (‘000)
Year
Saudis
Non-Saudis
Total
2010
14046.16
9932.32
23978.49
2011
14342.13
10749.74
25091.87
2012
14683.55
11485.32
26168.86
2013
15079.40
12544.60
27624.00
2014
15535.04
12774.24
28309.27
2015
15968.07
13848.31
29816.38
2016
16355.31
14598.89
30954.20
2017
16696.98
14280.38
30977.36
2018
17085.64
13110.65
30196.28
2019
17507.17
12556.63
30063.80
2020
17978.59
13573.92
31552.51
2021
18380.67
12403.71
30784.38
2022
18792.26
13382.96
32175.22
2023
19245.93
14456.80
33702.73
2024
19626.96
15673.32
35300.28
Saudi Arabia’s population increased to 35.3 million by the end of 2024, marking a 4.7% growth compared to 2023.
Saudi nationals reached 19.6 million in 2024, accounting for 55.6% of the total population, while non-Saudis amounted to around 15.7 million, or 44.4% of the total, according to a recent bulletin from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
The authority’s estimates show an overall increase of around 1.6 million compared to 33.7 million in 2023.
Males made up 62.1% of the total population, or 21.92 million people, while females accounted for 37.9%, or 13.37 million.
In terms of age distribution, the 15–64 age group dominated 74.7% of the population (26.4 million people), while the 0–14 age group comprised 22.5% (7.94 million people). As for people aged 65 and above, they made up only 2.8%, or about 988,000.
The table below indicates changes in the number of population since 2010:
Population Since 2010 (‘000)
Year
Saudis
Non-Saudis
Total
2010
14046.16
9932.32
23978.49
2011
14342.13
10749.74
25091.87
2012
14683.55
11485.32
26168.86
2013
15079.40
12544.60
27624.00
2014
15535.04
12774.24
28309.27
2015
15968.07
13848.31
29816.38
2016
16355.31
14598.89
30954.20
2017
16696.98
14280.38
30977.36
2018
17085.64
13110.65
30196.28
2019
17507.17
12556.63
30063.80
2020
17978.59
13573.92
31552.51
2021
18380.67
12403.71
30784.38
2022
18792.26
13382.96
32175.22
2023
19245.93
14456.80
33702.73
2024
19626.96
15673.32
35300.28
