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Saudi Arabia – Population Growth

Name: Saudi Arabia Population Growth
Creator: World Bank
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Annual population growth rate. Reflects the balance of births, deaths, and net migration over the year. · World Bank

4.63% −0.01pp from 2023 G20 rank: 213th · all-time high: 6.10% (1982)

Saudi Arabia's population growth was 4.63% in 2024, a decrease of +0.01pp from 4.64% in 2023. This ranked 213th in the G20. The all-time high was 6.10% in 1982.

APA

Saudi Arabia Population Growth. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/saudi-arabia/population-growth

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_saudi-arabia_population-growth,
  title = {Saudi Arabia Population Growth},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/saudi-arabia/population-growth},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Saudi Arabia Population Growth – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	6.56%	–	–
2026* trend	5.89%	–	–
2025* trend	5.22%	–	–
2024	4.63%	−0.01pp	213th
2023	4.64%	+0.22pp	212th
2022	4.42%	+6.88pp	211th
2021	-2.46%	−7.30pp	5th
2020	4.83%	+5.27pp	215th
2019	-0.44%	+2.11pp	23rd
2018	-2.55%	−2.63pp	4th
2017	0.07%	−3.67pp	44th
2016	3.75%	−1.44pp	208th
2015	5.19%	+2.74pp	213th
2014	2.45%	−2.96pp	171st
2013	5.41%	+1.21pp	213th
2012	4.20%	−0.34pp	210th
2011	4.54%	+5.53pp	213th
2010	-0.99%	−4.91pp	7th
2009	3.91%	−0.11pp	206th
2008	4.03%	−0.12pp	206th
2007	4.15%	−0.13pp	204th
2006	4.28%	−0.15pp	205th
2005	4.43%	−0.16pp	209th
2004	4.59%	−0.18pp	209th
2003	4.77%	−0.20pp	211th
2002	4.98%	−0.22pp	209th
2001	5.20%	+0.74pp	212th
2000	4.46%	+0.84pp	213th
1999	3.62%	−0.12pp	207th
1998	3.74%	−0.12pp	203rd
1997	3.86%	−0.14pp	205th
1996	4.00%	−0.15pp	203rd
1995	4.14%	−0.14pp	204th
1994	4.28%	−0.15pp	204th
1993	4.43%	−0.18pp	205th
1992	4.60%	−0.17pp	204th
1991	4.77%	−0.16pp	204th
1990	4.93%	−0.12pp	208th
1989	5.05%	−0.27pp	208th
1988	5.32%	−0.33pp	208th
1987	5.65%	−0.04pp	209th
1986	5.69%	−0.05pp	209th
1985	5.74%	−0.21pp	211th
1984	5.95%	−0.14pp	211th
1983	6.09%	−0.01pp	211th
1982	6.10%	+0.12pp	212th
1981	5.98%	+0.12pp	210th
1980	5.86%	+0.05pp	210th
1979	5.81%	+0.09pp	208th
1978	5.71%	+0.15pp	206th
1977	5.56%	+0.19pp	208th
1976	5.38%	+0.13pp	207th
1975	5.24%	+0.08pp	207th
1974	5.16%	+0.15pp	205th
1973	5.01%	+0.25pp	205th
1972	4.76%	+0.33pp	205th
1971	4.44%	+0.27pp	204th
1970	4.17%	+0.15pp	205th
1969	4.01%	+0.12pp	203rd
1968	3.90%	+0.11pp	200th
1967	3.79%	+0.06pp	200th
1966	3.72%	+0.01pp	201st
1965	3.71%	+0.01pp	199th
1964	3.70%	+0.02pp	198th
1963	3.69%	+0.01pp	197th
1962	3.67%	+0.01pp	196th
1961	3.67%	–	198th

Show all years (1961–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +21.1% GDP growth 5.8% C/A balance 22.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Saudi Arabia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw population growth improve within 24 months. View full analysis →