Demographic profile
Saudi Arabia is the 48th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.42% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 4 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 1,506 births and 276 deaths, adding about 449,248 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.29% annually, the population would double in roughly 54 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Ha'il, holding an estimated 26.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 13 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 97.6% and adult smoking prevalence around 14.3%, with life expectancy at about 67.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Saudi Arabia in 2026? Approximately 34,819,368 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Saudi Arabia growing? About 1.29% per year — roughly 1,506 births and 276 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Saudi Arabia? Around 0.42% — ranked 48 worldwide by population.
