Population growth rate: Saudi Arabia
2.387% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.387 |
| 2022 | 4.302 |
| 2021 | 0.989 |
| 2020 | 1.176 |
| 2019 | 2.207 |
| 2018 | -1.505 |
| 2017 | -1.226 |
| 2016 | 1.65 |
| 2015 | 3.266 |
| 2014 | 3.361 |
| 2013 | 3.454 |
| 2012 | 3.55 |
| 2011 | 3.65 |
| 2010 | 3.754 |
| 2009 | 3.86 |
| 2008 | 3.972 |
| 2007 | 4.088 |
| 2006 | 4.213 |
| 2005 | 4.351 |
| 2004 | 4.507 |
| 2003 | 4.68 |
| 2002 | 4.873 |
| 2001 | 5.085 |
| 2000 | 5.323 |
| 1999 | 3.558 |
| 1998 | 3.682 |
| 1997 | 3.792 |
| 1996 | 3.925 |
| 1995 | 4.07 |
| 1994 | 4.218 |
| 1993 | 4.345 |
| 1992 | 4.516 |
| 1991 | 4.698 |
| 1990 | 4.85 |
| 1989 | 5.023 |
| 1988 | 5.088 |
| 1987 | 5.567 |
| 1986 | 5.738 |
| 1985 | 5.629 |
| 1984 | 5.85 |
| 1983 | 6.048 |
| 1982 | 6.132 |
| 1981 | 6.069 |
| 1980 | 5.881 |
| 1979 | 5.84 |
| 1978 | 5.773 |
| 1977 | 5.65 |
| 1976 | 5.474 |
| 1975 | 5.273 |
| 1974 | 5.208 |
| 1973 | 5.102 |
| 1972 | 4.912 |
| 1971 | 4.608 |
| 1970 | 4.254 |
| 1969 | 4.073 |
| 1968 | 3.95 |
| 1967 | 3.842 |
| 1966 | 3.731 |
| 1965 | 3.716 |
| 1964 | 3.713 |
| 1963 | 3.695 |
| 1962 | 3.678 |
| 1961 | 3.671 |
| 1960 | 3.661 |
| 1959 | 3.648 |
| 1958 | 3.631 |
| 1957 | 3.614 |
| 1956 | 3.595 |
| 1955 | 3.584 |
| 1954 | 3.563 |
| 1953 | 3.546 |
| 1952 | 3.517 |
| 1951 | 3.492 |
| 1950 | 3.469 |