Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Population 2024

Riyadh's 2024 population is now estimated at 7,820,550In 1950, the population of Riyadh was 111,123Riyadh has grown by 138,120 in the last year, which represents a 1.8% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Riyadh, which typically includes Riyadh's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Riyadh is the capital city of Saudi Arabia. It is the highest populated city in the country and is situated on a plateau in the center of the Arabian Peninsula. It has been a growing city since the 14th century and has been known by many names throughout history. Modern day Riyadh is a thriving metropolis within Saudi Arabia and is its crowning jewel for commerce in the country.

City Size and Population Density

The city of Riyadh covers a total surface area of 1,798 kilometers squared (694 sq miles). The population density comes to approximately 4,300 people living per square kilomter (11,000 residents per square mile).

Demographics of Riyadh

The city of Riyadh has not had a census since 2010 and therefore some of the population numbers are quite out dated or are based on estimation alone. What is known is that the city's population is divided into Saudi and non-Saudi residents. The total number of people within Riyadh, as of 2010, was 6,505,509 people, and the majority of the city's residents are made up of Saudi people. 4,506,321 people are Saudi, which equates to 69.3% of the total population. Riyadh residents make up 23.3% of all Saudis in Saudi Arabia. Non-Saudi residents total 30.7% of the total population of Riyadh, or 1,999,188 people. The non-Saudi population of Riyadh makes up 29.6% of the total number of non-Saudis in the country. The population of Riyadh represents 24.9% of the total population of Saudi Arabia. The number of males outnumber the number of females, with 55% of the city male and 45% female.

Households in Riyadh

Within Riyadh, there are 1,115,877 households making up 24.8% of all households in the entire country. Again, the numbers are split between Saudis and non-Saudis. The Saudi household population is 681,591, making up 22.7% of all Saudi households in Saudi Arabia. The average Saudi household in Riyadh has 6.6 people. The numbers for the non-Saudi population are quite a bit lower with only 474,286 in the city. The non-Saudi household population makes up 28.6% of all non-Saudi households in the country. The average size of a non-Saudi family household is quite a bit lower with 4.2 people.

A unique aspect of Riyadh is the fact that it not only has many nuclear families consisting of parents and children, but the traditional extended family in which parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and children stay in the same household is still a part of the culture. Currently, 75% of the homes in Riyadh are considered nuclear. The previous census of 1996 indicated that only 67% of the households were considered nuclear. However, the tradition of extended families living together is slowly moving away from the norm in Riyadh.

Education

One of the most important aspects of any country is how it educates its young people. The city of Riyadh maintains very high expectations of its young people with regard to education. The numbers from the 2009 census indicate that 92% of the population from ages 6 to 22 are actively enrolled in some form of education. Only 8% of the total number of people in the city are illiterate. That is quite an achievement as many densely populated cities suffer from high illiteracy rates.

Growth Rate
1.8%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20359,058,390
20348,962,680
20338,863,410
20328,760,830
20318,655,310
20308,547,000
20298,435,670
20288,320,910
20278,202,460
20268,079,940
20257,952,860
20247,820,550
20237,682,430
20227,538,200
20217,387,820
20207,231,450
20197,070,660
20186,906,600
20176,669,100
20166,439,770
20156,218,320
20146,004,490
20135,798,020
20125,598,640
20115,406,120
20105,220,220
20095,040,710
20084,867,610
20074,700,000
20064,470,510
20054,252,230
20044,059,810
20033,930,520
20023,805,500
20013,684,470
20003,567,440
19993,453,830
19983,343,980
19973,237,620
19963,134,790
19953,034,950
19942,938,420
19932,844,970
19922,723,830
19912,516,520
19902,325,240
19892,148,500
19881,985,420
19871,834,310
19861,694,880
19851,566,060
19841,447,180
19831,337,040
19821,235,410
19811,141,510
19801,054,860
1979974,576
1978900,500
1977832,054
1976768,894
1975710,374
1974651,386
1973579,324
1972515,317
1971458,234
1970407,540
1969362,454
1968322,408
1967286,694
1966254,977
1965226,770
1964201,715
1963179,370
1962166,357
1961160,856
1960155,544
1959150,394
1958145,421
1957140,613
1956135,970
1955131,468
1954127,121
1953122,917
1952118,858
1951114,923
1950111,123

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950111,1230%0
1951114,9233.42%3,800
1952118,8583.42%3,935
1953122,9173.41%4,059
1954127,1213.42%4,204
1955131,4683.42%4,347
1956135,9703.42%4,502
1957140,6133.41%4,643
1958145,4213.42%4,808
1959150,3943.42%4,973
1960155,5443.42%5,150
1961160,8563.42%5,312
1962166,3573.42%5,501
1963179,3707.82%13,013
1964201,71512.46%22,345
1965226,77012.42%25,055
1966254,97712.44%28,207
1967286,69412.44%31,717
1968322,40812.46%35,714
1969362,45412.42%40,046
1970407,54012.44%45,086
1971458,23412.44%50,694
1972515,31712.46%57,083
1973579,32412.42%64,007
1974651,38612.44%72,062
1975710,3749.06%58,988
1976768,8948.24%58,520
1977832,0548.21%63,160
1978900,5008.23%68,446
1979974,5768.23%74,076
19801,054,8608.24%80,284
19811,141,5108.21%86,650
19821,235,4108.23%93,900
19831,337,0408.23%101,630
19841,447,1808.24%110,140
19851,566,0608.21%118,880
19861,694,8808.23%128,820
19871,834,3108.23%139,430
19881,985,4208.24%151,110
19892,148,5008.21%163,080
19902,325,2408.23%176,740
19912,516,5208.23%191,280
19922,723,8308.24%207,310
19932,844,9704.45%121,140
19942,938,4203.28%93,450
19953,034,9503.29%96,530
19963,134,7903.29%99,840
19973,237,6203.28%102,830
19983,343,9803.29%106,360
19993,453,8303.29%109,850
20003,567,4403.29%113,610
20013,684,4703.28%117,030
20023,805,5003.28%121,030
20033,930,5203.29%125,020
20044,059,8103.29%129,290
20054,252,2304.74%192,420
20064,470,5105.13%218,280
20074,700,0005.13%229,490
20084,867,6103.57%167,610
20095,040,7103.56%173,100
20105,220,2203.56%179,510
20115,406,1203.56%185,900
20125,598,6403.56%192,520
20135,798,0203.56%199,380
20146,004,4903.56%206,470
20156,218,3203.56%213,830
20166,439,7703.56%221,450
20176,669,1003.56%229,330
20186,906,6003.56%237,500
20197,070,6602.38%164,060
20207,231,4502.27%160,790
20217,387,8202.16%156,370
20227,538,2002.04%150,380
20237,682,4301.91%144,230
20247,820,5501.8%138,120
20257,952,8601.69%132,310
20268,079,9401.6%127,080
20278,202,4601.52%122,520
20288,320,9101.44%118,450
20298,435,6701.38%114,760
20308,547,0001.32%111,330
20318,655,3101.27%108,310
20328,760,8301.22%105,520
20338,863,4101.17%102,580
20348,962,6801.12%99,270
20359,058,3901.07%95,710

Riyadh Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Riyadh7,820,5501.8%
Jiddah4,943,2101.65%
Mecca2,184,5601.61%
Medina1,598,9801.68%
Ad Dammam1,352,9101.78%
Hufuf Mubarraz884,7531.41%
Buraydah727,7141.9%
Taif717,3341.15%
Tabuk697,0411.46%
Jubayl694,9722.82%
Khamis Mushayt579,7051.43%
Najran442,4131.75%
Ha'il425,0531.48%
Hafar Al Batin376,0361.52%
Thuqbah374,5551.94%
Yanbu Al Bahr364,8371.92%
Khubar361,9442.09%

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