Population in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

34 218 169

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Saudi Arabia is 34 218 169 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 434 649 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 4 024 912 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 4 119 012 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 14 700 981 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 6 433 016 people, and the centenarians in Saudi Arabia over 80 years old - 1 505 599 people.

40

place is occupied by Saudi Arabia in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Saudi Arabia by age groups

Children under 6 years old

3 434 649 / 10.04%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

4 024 912 / 11.76%

Young people from 18 to 29

4 119 012 / 12.04%

Adults from 30 to 59

14 700 981 / 42.96%

Elderly over 60

6 433 016 / 18.8%

Centenarians over 80

1 505 599 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population in Saudi Arabia

Total in Saudi Arabia permanent residents 16 014 103 men (46.8%) and 18 204 066 women (53.2%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

1 045 365 / 6%

836 293 / 5.7%

47.4%

5 – 9

1 045 365 / 6%

820 210 / 5.6%

47.2%

10 - 14

932 787 / 5.3%

739 797 / 5.1%

47.2%

15 - 19

788 044 / 4.4%

643 302 / 4.5%

47.7%

20 - 24

932 787 / 5.3%

771 962 / 5.3%

48.7%

25 - 29

1 383 098 / 8.1%

1 157 943 / 7.7%

48.6%

30 - 34

1 350 933 / 7.9%

1 157 943 / 7.7%

49.1%

35 - 39

1 238 355 / 7.2%

1 125 778 / 7.5%

50.8%

40 - 44

1 141 860 / 6.6%

1 061 448 / 7.1%

51.2%

45 - 49

1 045 365 / 6%

981 035 / 6.6%

51.5%

50 - 54

1 190 107 / 6.9%

1 190 108 / 7.9%

53.3%

55 - 59

1 254 438 / 7.3%

1 367 016 / 9%

55.2%

60 - 64

1 045 365 / 6%

1 222 273 / 8.1%

57%

65 - 69

723 714 / 4%

964 953 / 6.5%

60.1%

70 - 74

305 568 / 1.4%

514 642 / 3.7%

65.5%

75 - 79

385 980 / 1.9%

804 127 / 5.5%

69.7%

80+

273 403 / 1.2%

723 715 / 5%

74.9%

Education level

Education level of residents in Saudi Arabia: have higher education 22.6% (7 733 306 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (1 026 545 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (12 181 668 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (5 338 034 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 942 763 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (2 840 108 people), have no education — 0.3% (102 655 people), illiterate — 0.7% (239 527 people).

Higher education

7 733 306 / 22.6%

Incomplete higher

1 026 545 / 3%

Secondary vocational

12 181 668 / 35.6%

Elementary school

5 338 034 / 15.6%

Middle school

2 942 763 / 8.6%

High school

2 840 108 / 8.3%

Without education

102 655 / 0.3%

Illiterate

239 527 / 0.7%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Saudi Arabia

Total in Saudi Arabia the number of officially employed population is 21 762 755 people (63.6%), pensioners 9 238 906 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 2 189 963 people (6.4%).

Employed population

21 762 755 / 63.6%

Unemployed

2 189 963 / 6.4%

Pensioners

9 238 906 / 27%

Disability

Total in Saudi Arabia have a disability 3 397 864 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 537 225 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 1 307 134 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 1 255 807 (3.67.%), disabled children 297 698 (0.87.%).

Total disabled

3 397 864 / 9.93%

Disabled of the group I

537 225 / 1.57%

Disabled of the group II

1 307 134 / 3.82%

Disabled of the group III

1 255 807 / 3.67%

Disabled children

297 698 / 0.87%

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