Rabigh in figures: population and spending
What is the population of Rabigh?
72,928 people
2022 Census (1443–1444 AH) · city proper · governorate 112,383 · General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Saudis and non-Saudis, males and females
How many Saudis live in Rabigh?
37,901 people
2022 Census (1443–1444 AH) · city proper · General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
How many non-Saudis live in Rabigh?
35,027 people
2022 Census (1443–1444 AH) · city proper · General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
How many males live in Rabigh?
49,290 people
2022 Census (1443–1444 AH) · city proper · General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
How many females live in Rabigh?
23,638 people
2022 Census (1443–1444 AH) · city proper · General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)
Coverage: cards only, ~57% of personal spending
Card spending in Rabigh · week 4–10 October 2026 · 23–29 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH
23.2 SAR million
+0.2% against the same week last year · rank 42 of 60 cities · 0.2% of Saudi Arabia's spending this week
What this means for your decisionLast 3 months: Rabigh +4.6% against +6.0% for Saudi Arabia, so the market here is growing more slowly than Saudi Arabia. Compare your shop's growth with your city's growth, not with Saudi Arabia's: if it is slower than the city, the gap comes from the shop, not the market.
Last 12 months to August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH)
Transactions in the same week
This week in the Spending Index newsletter, issue 5: what changed and why
Activities ranked
Each activity by its spending over the last 12 months to August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH), its growth over the last 3 months against the same months a year earlier, and its share of the city's spending. 11 sub-activities (marked “part of …”) belong to Transport, Health, and Recreation and culture, so their shares are not added to their parent's.[2]
| # | Activity | 12 months, SAR million | 3 months vs last year | Share of city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Groceries and food | 304 | +11.2% | 25.3% |
| 02 | Restaurants and cafés | 185 | +6.5% | 15.4% |
| 03 | Other | 171 | +15.7% | 14.2% |
| 04 | Fuel stations | 133 | +7.8% | 11.1% |
| 05 | Professional services | 71 | −48.2% | 5.9% |
| 06 | Transport | 55 | +9.4% | 4.6% |
| 07 | Health | 54 | +16.0% | 4.5% |
| 08 | Clothing and footwear | 44 | +57.7% | 3.7% |
| 09 | Furniture and furnishings | 37 | +20.7% | 3.0% |
| 10 | Vehicle trade (part of Transport) | 31 | +25.9% | 2.5% |
| 11 | Building materials | 30 | +48.0% | 2.5% |
| 12 | Medical services (part of Health) | 30 | +15.0% | 2.5% |
| 13 | Electronics | 24 | −20.3% | 2.0% |
| 14 | Recreation and culture | 21 | +23.4% | 1.8% |
| 15 | Recreation (part of Recreation and culture) | 19 | +16.8% | 1.6% |
| 16 | Education | 18 | +10.6% | 1.5% |
| 17 | Bakeries and sweets | 17 | −17.6% | 1.4% |
| 18 | Pharmacies (part of Health) | 14 | +7.8% | 1.1% |
| 19 | Hotels | 12 | −47.6% | 1.0% |
| 20 | Personal care (part of Health) | 11 | +34.1% | 0.9% |
| 21 | Vehicle maintenance (part of Transport) | 10 | +24.4% | 0.8% |
| 22 | Jewellery | 9 | −14.2% | 0.7% |
| 23 | Telecommunications | 7 | +49.8% | 0.6% |
| 24 | Public utilities | 5 | +20.8% | 0.4% |
| 25 | Laundries | 5 | +1.8% | 0.4% |
| 26 | Car rental (part of Transport) | 5 | −22.9% | 0.4% |
| 27 | Airlines (part of Transport) | 4 | +196.1% | 0.3% |
| 28 | Other transport (part of Transport) | 3 | +4.6% | 0.3% |
| 29 | Freight and courier (part of Transport) | 3 | −94.5% | 0.2% |
| 30 | Books and stationery (part of Recreation and culture) | 2 | +121.0% | 0.2% |
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Growth is measured against the same months of the previous year. Part of the growth in card payments is a shift from cash, not new demand. A business decision needs a field visit and your own figures.
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