Riyadh city
The number of housing units occupied by Saudi households increased by about 2.7% (233,000), reaching 4.4 million in 2024, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed. 
According to GASTAT’s housing statistics bulletin, housing units occupied by Saudi households made up 50.6% of the total occupied housing units.
The number of individuals living in these housing units reached 21.69 million, with an average Saudi household size of 4.9 persons.
Riyadh ranked first in the number of housing units occupied by Saudis with over 1.05 million units, followed by Makkah with about 1.04 million units.
The table below shows the number of housing units occupied by Saudi households across administrative regions:
Number of Housing Units Occupied by Saudi Households
Region
Number of Housing Units
Share of Total
Riyadh
1052.2
24.0%
Makkah
1047.2
23.9%
Eastern Region
700.0
16.0%
Asir
320.8
7.3%
Madinah
315.2
7.2%
Jazan
220.4
5.0%
Qassim
203.3
4.6%
Tabuk
138.0
3.1%
Hail
111.8
2.5%
Al-Jouf
84.6
1.9%
Najran
82.6
1.9%
Al-Baha
59.1
1.3%
Northern Borders
52.1
1.2%
Total
4387.2
100.0%
Regarding the type of housing, the data showed that apartments were the most common type of housing in the Kingdom, accounting for 45% of the total, or 1.97 million apartments. It was followed by villas at 31% (1.36 million villas).
The following table shows the number of housing units occupied by Saudi households by the type of housing:
Number of Housing Units by Type of Housing
Type of Housing
Number of Housing Units
Share of Total
Apartment
1973.4
45.0%
Villa
1361.7
31.0%
Traditional House
542.2
12.4%
Floor
473.1
10.8%
Other
36.8
0.8%
Total
4387.2
100.0%
At the administrative region level, owned housing (with mortgage/loan or without) had the largest share in Riyadh at 23.6%, while rental housing had the largest share in the same region at 24.5%.
Meanwhile, the share of employer-provided housing (government and private) was the highest in Riyadh at 36.7%.
The table below shows the type of housing tenure occupied by Saudi households by administrative region:
Type of Housing Tenure (SAR ‘000)
Administrative Region
Owned
Rented
Employer-Provided
Other
Total
Riyadh
582.4
345.0
25.6
99.2
1052.2
Makkah
562.6
381.9
6.7
96
1047.2
Madinah
154.9
128.5
1.6
30.2
315.2
Qassim
144.9
43.6
3.2
11.6
203.3
Eastern Region
204.9
234.1
17.5
243.5
700.0
Asir
201.9
102.1
2.9
13.9
320.8
Tabuk
72.6
50.2
6.9
8.3
138.0
Hail
79.6
20.8
0.1
11.3
111.8
Northern Borders
32.3
14.8
0.5
4.5
52.1
Jazan
144.8
36.8
1.9
36.9
220.4
Najran
49.2
22.0
2.5
8.9
82.6
Al-Baha
41.6
11.1
0.2
6.2
59.1
Al-Jouf
56.5
17.9
0.1
10.1
84.6
Total
2469.7
1409.1
69.7
438.7
4387.2
Riyadh city
The number of housing units occupied by Saudi households increased by about 2.7% (233,000), reaching 4.4 million in 2024, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
According to GASTAT’s housing statistics bulletin, housing units occupied by Saudi households made up 50.6% of the total occupied housing units.
The number of individuals living in these housing units reached 21.69 million, with an average Saudi household size of 4.9 persons.
Riyadh ranked first in the number of housing units occupied by Saudis with over 1.05 million units, followed by Makkah with about 1.04 million units.
The table below shows the number of housing units occupied by Saudi households across administrative regions:
Number of Housing Units Occupied by Saudi Households
Region
Number of Housing Units
Share of Total
Riyadh
1052.2
24.0%
Makkah
1047.2
23.9%
Eastern Region
700.0
16.0%
Asir
320.8
7.3%
Madinah
315.2
7.2%
Jazan
220.4
5.0%
Qassim
203.3
4.6%
Tabuk
138.0
3.1%
Hail
111.8
2.5%
Al-Jouf
84.6
1.9%
Najran
82.6
1.9%
Al-Baha
59.1
1.3%
Northern Borders
52.1
1.2%
Total
4387.2
100.0%
Regarding the type of housing, the data showed that apartments were the most common type of housing in the Kingdom, accounting for 45% of the total, or 1.97 million apartments. It was followed by villas at 31% (1.36 million villas).
The following table shows the number of housing units occupied by Saudi households by the type of housing:
Number of Housing Units by Type of Housing
Type of Housing
Number of Housing Units
Share of Total
Apartment
1973.4
45.0%
Villa
1361.7
31.0%
Traditional House
542.2
12.4%
Floor
473.1
10.8%
Other
36.8
0.8%
Total
4387.2
100.0%
At the administrative region level, owned housing (with mortgage/loan or without) had the largest share in Riyadh at 23.6%, while rental housing had the largest share in the same region at 24.5%.
Meanwhile, the share of employer-provided housing (government and private) was the highest in Riyadh at 36.7%.
The table below shows the type of housing tenure occupied by Saudi households by administrative region:
Type of Housing Tenure (SAR ‘000)
Administrative Region
Owned
Rented
Employer-Provided
Other
Total
Riyadh
582.4
345.0
25.6
99.2
1052.2
Makkah
562.6
381.9
6.7
96
1047.2
Madinah
154.9
128.5
1.6
30.2
315.2
Qassim
144.9
43.6
3.2
11.6
203.3
Eastern Region
204.9
234.1
17.5
243.5
700.0
Asir
201.9
102.1
2.9
13.9
320.8
Tabuk
72.6
50.2
6.9
8.3
138.0
Hail
79.6
20.8
0.1
11.3
111.8
Northern Borders
32.3
14.8
0.5
4.5
52.1
Jazan
144.8
36.8
1.9
36.9
220.4
Najran
49.2
22.0
2.5
8.9
82.6
Al-Baha
41.6
11.1
0.2
6.2
59.1
Al-Jouf
56.5
17.9
0.1
10.1
84.6
Total
2469.7
1409.1
69.7
438.7
4387.2
