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Saudi Arabia in 2018 in numbers

Corresponds to 1439–1440 AH

30.2 million

Population of Saudi Arabia in 2018

and 35.3 million in 2024 (1445–1446 AH), +17% (our calculation)

2018 against the latest published year

Official figures as published; the change column is our calculation.
IndicatorIn 2018Latest published yearChange
Population[1]30,196,2812018 (1439–1440 AH)35,300,2802024 (1445–1446 AH)+17%
Saudi population[1]17,085,6362018 (1439–1440 AH)19,635,2582024 (1445–1446 AH)+15%
Births to Saudi mothers[1]464,2872018 (1439–1440 AH)417,1552022 (1443–1444 AH)−10%
Life expectancy at birth, Saudis[1]78.8 years2018 (1439–1440 AH)77.9 years2022 (1443–1444 AH)−0.9 years
Students in general education[2]6,238,916school year 1439 AH6,718,532school year 1445 AH+8%
Electricity consumers[1]9.43 million2018 (1439–1440 AH)11.34 million2024 (1445–1446 AH)+20%
New sole proprietorships[3]152,0542018 (1439–1440 AH)277,5192023 (1444–1445 AH)+83%
ATMs[4]18,6852018 (1439–1440 AH)14,6742025 (1446–1447 AH)−21%

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Saudi Arabia 2018: 30.2 million — population · 2018 (1439–1440 AH)
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References

  1. GASTAT
  2. Ministry of Education open data
  3. Ministry of Commerce, via the KAPSARC open data portal
  4. Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), via the KAPSARC open data portal