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Urban population share in Saudi Arabia

Urban population share in Saudi Arabia was 84.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202584.6%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank47th of 215Countries ranked
Series high84.62025
Series low31.41960

Urban population share in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2025

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20406080100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 31.4 %1961: 32.8 %1962: 34.1 %1963: 35.6 %1964: 37.2 %1965: 39 %1966: 40.9 %1967: 42.9 %1968: 45 %1969: 47.1 %1970: 49.2 %1971: 51.2 %1972: 53.2 %1973: 55.1 %1974: 56.8 %1975: 58.4 %1976: 60.1 %1977: 61.7 %1978: 63.3 %1979: 64.9 %1980: 66.4 %1981: 67.9 %1982: 69.3 %1983: 70.6 %1984: 71.8 %1985: 72.9 %1986: 73.9 %1987: 74.8 %1988: 75.6 %1989: 76.3 %1990: 77 %1991: 77.6 %1992: 78 %1993: 78.3 %1994: 78.6 %1995: 78.9 %1996: 79.2 %1997: 79.4 %1998: 79.6 %1999: 79.8 %2000: 80 %2001: 80.2 %2002: 80.3 %2003: 80.5 %2004: 80.8 %2005: 81 %2006: 81.2 %2007: 81.4 %2008: 81.6 %2009: 81.9 %2010: 82.1 %2011: 82.3 %2012: 82.4 %2013: 82.6 %2014: 82.8 %2015: 83 %2016: 83.1 %2017: 83.3 %2018: 83.5 %2019: 83.6 %2020: 83.8 %2021: 84 %2022: 84.1 %2023: 84.3 %2024: 84.5 %2025: 84.6 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202584.6
202484.5
202384.3
202284.1
202184
202083.8
201983.6
201883.5
201783.3
201683.1
201583
201482.8
201382.6
201282.4
201182.3
201082.1
200981.9
200881.6
200781.4
200681.2
200581
200480.8
200380.5
200280.3
200180.2
200080
199979.8
199879.6
199779.4
199679.2
199578.9
199478.6
199378.3
199278
199177.6
199077
198976.3
198875.6
198774.8
198673.9
198572.9
198471.8
198370.6
198269.3
198167.9
198066.4
197964.9
197863.3
197761.7
197660.1
197558.4
197456.8
197355.1
197253.2
197151.2
197049.2
196947.1
196845
196742.9
196640.9
196539
196437.2
196335.6
196234.1
196132.8
196031.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Saudi Arabia?

Urban population share in Saudi Arabia was 84.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Saudi Arabia?

84.6% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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