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Saudi Arabia population, 1950 to 2100

Saudi Arabia had about 33.3 million people in 2023, up from 1.7 million in 1950. The UN projects 47.7 million by 2050 and 71 million by 2100.

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  • Saudi Arabia: 1.7M in 1950, 71.0M in 2100 (projected) (42× higher). The latest estimate is 33.3M in 2023.

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Saudi Arabia's population grew about twenty-fold in the UN's estimates, from roughly 1.7 million people in 1950 to 4.6 million in 1975, 16.2 million in 2000 and 33.3 million in 2023. Over that stretch the country moved from 114th in the world to 48th. Migration as well as births has fed the climb.

The medium projection keeps the line rising: about 37.4 million in 2030, 47.7 million in 2050, 59.7 million in 2075 and 71.0 million in 2100, with no peak inside the chart. Saudi Arabia is projected to rank 44th in 2050 and 35th in 2100. Figures are from UN World Population Prospects 2024, estimates through 2023 and projections after.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Saudi Arabia's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
19501.7M
19511.8M
19521.8M
19531.9M
19542.0M
19552.0M
19562.1M
19572.2M
19582.3M
19592.4M
19602.4M
19612.5M
19622.6M
19632.7M
19642.8M
19652.9M
19663.0M
19673.2M
19683.3M
19693.4M
19703.6M
19713.7M
19723.9M
19734.1M
19744.3M
19754.6M
19764.8M
19775.1M
19785.4M
19795.7M
19806.1M
19816.4M
19826.8M
19837.3M
19847.7M
19858.2M
19868.6M
19879.1M
19889.6M
198910.1M
199010.6M
199111.2M
199211.7M
199312.2M
199412.8M
199513.3M
199613.8M
199714.4M
199814.9M
199915.5M
200016.2M
200117.0M
200217.9M
200318.8M
200419.7M
200520.6M
200621.5M
200722.4M
200823.3M
200924.2M
201025.2M
201126.1M
201227.1M
201328.0M
201429.0M
201530.0M
201630.7M
201730.8M
201830.4M
201930.5M
202031.0M
202131.3M
202232.2M
202333.3M
202434.0M
202534.6M
202635.2M
202735.8M
202836.3M
202936.9M
203037.4M
203138.0M
203238.5M
203339.0M
203439.5M
203540.0M
203640.5M
203741.1M
203841.6M
203942.1M
204042.6M
204143.1M
204243.6M
204344.1M
204444.6M
204545.2M
204645.7M
204746.2M
204846.7M
204947.2M
205047.7M
205148.2M
205248.7M
205349.2M
205449.7M
205550.2M
205650.7M
205751.2M
205851.7M
205952.2M
206052.7M
206153.2M
206253.7M
206354.1M
206454.6M
206555.1M
206655.6M
206756.1M
206856.5M
206957.0M
207057.5M
207157.9M
207258.4M
207358.8M
207459.3M
207559.7M
207660.2M
207760.6M
207861.1M
207961.5M
208062.0M
208162.4M
208262.9M
208363.3M
208463.8M
208564.2M
208664.7M
208765.1M
208865.6M
208966.0M
209066.5M
209166.9M
209267.4M
209367.8M
209468.3M
209568.8M
209669.2M
209769.7M
209870.1M
209970.6M
210071.0M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia's population was about 33.3 million in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 48th in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

What will Saudi Arabia's population be in 2050?

The UN projects about 47.7 million people in Saudi Arabia in 2050 and about 71.0 million in 2100. That would lift its world rank to 44th in 2050 and 35th in 2100. These are medium-variant projections.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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