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Saudi Arabia
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#32out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

31 M24 M16 M8.4 M766 K196019932025Saudi Arabia · 2025: 31.28MSaudi Arabia

Analytical takeaways

  • Saudi Arabia records 31.28M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #32 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 765,785 in 1960 to 31.28M in 2025, a gain of 30.52M.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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