Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Saudi Arabia in numbers

Saudi Arabia is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Riyadh. Its population was 36.97 million in 2025, ranking 43 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$34,537 in 2025.

Population36.97 million2025
GDPUS$1.28 trillion2025
GDP per personUS$34,5372025
Life expectancy79.02024
Area2.15 million2024
Urban share84.6%2025

People

Population

36.97 million
2025 · +129% since 2000 · Rank 43 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

4.63%
2025 · 4.46% in 2000 · Rank 2 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

16.4
2024 · +118% since 2000 · Rank 196 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

84.6%
2025 · 80.0% in 2000 · Rank 47 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

23.6%
2025 · 38.3% in 2000 · Rank 105 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

3.1%
2025 · 2.2% in 2000 · Rank 195 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.31
2024 · -45% since 2000 · Rank 84 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

79.0
2024 · +9% since 2000 · Rank 57 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

6.0
2024 · -73% since 2000 · Rank 146 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,825
2023 · +270% since 2000 · Rank 42 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 27 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 2.2% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

104.0%
2024 · 115.5% in 2005 · Rank 58 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$1.28 trillion
2025 · +574% since 2000 · Rank 19 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$34,537
2025 · +195% since 2000 · Rank 50 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$73,784
2025 · +52% since 2000 · Rank 25 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

4.50%
2025 · 4.72% in 2000 · Rank 63 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.04%
2025 · -1.13% in 2000 · Rank 122 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

3.0%
2025 · 4.6% in 2000 · Rank 147 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

29.7%
2025 · 43.4% in 2000 · Rank 114 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.0%
2025 · 0.0% in 2005 · Rank 173 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

2.15 million
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 12 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

1.3%
2024 · 1.3% in 2000 · Rank 195 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

18.48
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 8 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanon

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Saudi Arabia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.