What's the population of Saudi Arabia?
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Capital: Riyadh · Continent: Asia
Saudi Arabia is a country in Asia, with its capital at Riyadh. Population stands at about 37M, spread across 2,149,690 km², and GDP per capita is around $34,537. About 84.6% of the population lives in urban areas, and one of its leading industries is Oil & gas.
Population
37M
Area
2,149,690 km²
GDP per capita
$34,537
Population
Area
Demographics
Immigrants
Share of population who are foreign citizens
40.3%
13.7M people · 2024
- Foreign citizens 40.3%
- Citizens 59.7%
Citizenship
- Bangladesh17.3% · 2.4M
- Yemen14.6% · 2M
- India14.3% · 2M
- Pakistan14.2% · 1.9M
- Egypt10.9% · 1.5M
- Other countries26.6% · 3.6M
- Unknown2.1% · 289.3K
- Saudi Arabia's census doesn't record place of birth, so the UN counts foreign citizens instead. Naturalized citizens are left out, and foreign nationals born in Saudi Arabia are included.
- Includes refugees and asylum seekers reported by UNHCR.
- "Unknown" is the number the UN could not assign to a country of origin.
Economy
- Nominal GDP
- $1,276,942,933,333
- Currency
- SAR
Top industries
- Oil & gas
- Petrochemicals
- Construction
- Finance
Monthly temperature & rainfall
Monthly average high temperature
- Saudi Arabia
Monthly precipitation
- Saudi Arabia
Data table
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Precip mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.3 | 10.3 | 6 |
| Feb | 21.4 | 11.6 | 34 |
| Mar | 27.6 | 17.2 | 16 |
| Apr | 36.4 | 25.2 | 0 |
| May | 40.5 | 29.6 | 0 |
| Jun | 42.5 | 31.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 43.4 | 32.9 | 0 |
| Aug | 43.3 | 33.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 41 | 30.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 34.2 | 23.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 27.9 | 17.1 | 0 |
| Dec | 21.8 | 13.1 | 24 |
Best time to visit Saudi Arabia tends to be around July, when average highs sit near 43.4°C.
Religion
- Islam 93%
- Christianity 5%
- Other 2%
Language
- Official language(s)
- ar
- English proficiency
- Very low
Travel essentials
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Electricity
- 230V · G
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +966
- Emergency number
- 999
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Sources & data
- population: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- area: world-countries (Wikidata-derived) (2026-08)
- gdp_nominal_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- gdp_per_capita_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- religions: Manual curation (Pew Research) (2026-08)
- industries: Manual curation (CIA World Factbook) (2026-08)
- climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2026-08)
- migrants: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (2026-09)
FAQ
- What is the population of Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia — 37M (2025)
- How big is Saudi Arabia?
- 2,149,690 km²
- What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
- Riyadh
- What is the GDP per capita of Saudi Arabia?
- $34,537
- What language is spoken in Saudi Arabia?
- ar