Deaths in Saudi Arabia
Deaths in Saudi Arabia was 77,837 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 92nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Saudi Arabia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 77,837 Estimated |
| 2022 | 82,701 Estimated |
| 2021 | 81,908 Estimated |
| 2020 | 76,244 Estimated |
| 2019 | 69,950 Estimated |
| 2018 | 67,662 Estimated |
| 2017 | 66,924 Estimated |
| 2016 | 66,911 Estimated |
| 2015 | 67,914 Estimated |
| 2014 | 69,364 Estimated |
| 2013 | 70,241 Estimated |
| 2012 | 70,165 Estimated |
| 2011 | 68,975 Estimated |
| 2010 | 67,126 Estimated |
| 2009 | 65,220 Estimated |
| 2008 | 62,911 Estimated |
| 2007 | 60,855 Estimated |
| 2006 | 58,820 Estimated |
| 2005 | 57,089 Estimated |
| 2004 | 55,612 Estimated |
| 2003 | 54,470 Estimated |
| 2002 | 53,586 Estimated |
| 2001 | 52,873 Estimated |
| 2000 | 52,325 Estimated |
| 1999 | 51,492 Estimated |
| 1998 | 50,844 Estimated |
| 1997 | 50,181 Estimated |
| 1996 | 49,600 Estimated |
| 1995 | 49,114 Estimated |
| 1994 | 48,720 Estimated |
| 1993 | 48,429 Estimated |
| 1992 | 48,276 Estimated |
| 1991 | 48,369 Estimated |
| 1990 | 48,496 Estimated |
| 1989 | 48,805 Estimated |
| 1988 | 49,200 Estimated |
| 1987 | 49,487 Estimated |
| 1986 | 49,750 Estimated |
| 1985 | 50,012 Estimated |
| 1984 | 50,090 Estimated |
| 1983 | 50,077 Estimated |
| 1982 | 50,062 Estimated |
| 1981 | 50,084 Estimated |
| 1980 | 50,195 Estimated |
| 1979 | 50,479 Estimated |
| 1978 | 50,408 Estimated |
| 1977 | 50,549 Estimated |
| 1976 | 50,770 Estimated |
| 1975 | 51,101 Estimated |
| 1974 | 51,402 Estimated |
| 1973 | 51,744 Estimated |
| 1972 | 52,103 Estimated |
| 1971 | 52,483 Estimated |
| 1970 | 52,951 Estimated |
| 1969 | 53,353 Estimated |
| 1968 | 53,703 Estimated |
| 1967 | 53,920 Estimated |
| 1966 | 53,962 Estimated |
| 1965 | 53,858 Estimated |
| 1964 | 53,611 Estimated |
| 1963 | 53,161 Estimated |
| 1962 | 52,636 Estimated |
| 1961 | 52,045 Estimated |
| 1960 | 51,371 Estimated |
| 1959 | 50,639 Estimated |
| 1958 | 49,860 Estimated |
| 1957 | 49,050 Estimated |
| 1956 | 48,206 Estimated |
| 1955 | 47,335 Estimated |
| 1954 | 46,413 Estimated |
| 1953 | 45,469 Estimated |
| 1952 | 44,506 Estimated |
| 1951 | 43,561 Estimated |
| 1950 | 42,599 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Saudi Arabia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Saudi Arabia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/saudi-arabia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Saudi Arabia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/saudi-arabia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Saudi Arabia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/saudi-arabia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_saudi_arabia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Saudi Arabia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/saudi-arabia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Deaths in Saudi Arabia was 77,837 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 92nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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82,701 in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.