Regions
The population of the regions of Saudi Arabia according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1992-09-27 | Population Census (C) 2004-09-15 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-28 | Population Census (C) 2022-05-10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | السعودية | Ar-Riyāḍ | 2,149,690 | 16,948,388 | 22,678,262 | 27,236,156 | 32,175,224 | |||
| Al-Bāḥah | BAH | الباحة | Al-Bāḥah | 9,921 | 332,157 | 377,900 | 412,520 | 339,174 | 992100 | → | |
| Al-Ḥudūd ash-Shamāliyah [Northern Borders] | HDS | الحدود الشمالية | 'Ar'ar | 111,797 | 229,060 | 279,971 | 321,880 | 373,577 | 11179700 | → | |
| Al-Jawf (incl. Al-Qurayyāt) | JWF | الجوف | Sakākā | 100,212 | 268,228 | 361,738 | 439,160 | 595,822 | 10021200 | → | |
| Al-Madīnah al-Munuwarah [Madinah, Medina] | MDM | المدينة المنورة | Al-Madīnah | 151,990 | 1,084,947 | 1,512,724 | 1,781,733 | 2,389,452 | 15199000 | → | |
| Al-Qaṣīm [Al-Qaseem] | QSM | القصيم | Buraydah | 58,046 | 750,979 | 1,015,972 | 1,219,184 | 1,336,179 | 5804600 | → | |
| Ar-Riyāḍ [Riyadh] | RYD | الرياض | Ar-Riyāḍ | 404,240 | 3,834,986 | 5,458,273 | 6,792,776 | 8,591,748 | 40424000 | → | |
| Ash-Sharqiyah [Eastern Region] | SHQ | المنطقة الشرقية | Ad-Dammām | 672,522 | 2,575,820 | 3,360,031 | 4,130,033 | 5,125,254 | 67252200 | → | |
| 'Asīr [Aseer] | ASI | عسير | Abhā | 76,693 | 1,340,168 | 1,687,939 | 1,927,087 | 2,024,285 | 7669300 | → | |
| Ḥā'il | HAL | حائل | Ḥā'il | 103,887 | 411,284 | 526,882 | 605,930 | 746,406 | 10388700 | → | |
| Jāzān [Jazan] | JAZ | جازان | Jīzān | 11,671 | 865,961 | 1,187,587 | 1,374,845 | 1,404,997 | 1167100 | → | |
| Makkah al-Mukarramah [Makkah, Mecca] | MKM | مكة المكرمة | Makkah | 153,128 | 4,467,670 | 5,797,184 | 6,927,477 | 7,769,994 | 15312800 | → | |
| Najrān | NJR | نجران | Najrān | 149,511 | 300,994 | 420,345 | 507,106 | 592,300 | 14951100 | → | |
| Tabūk [Tabouk] | TBK | تبوك | Tabūk | 146,072 | 486,134 | 691,716 | 796,425 | 886,036 | 14607200 | → |
- General Statistics Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2022-05-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ar-Riyāḍ | RYD | 6,924,566 |
| 2 | Jiddah | MKM | 3,712,917 |
| 3 | Makkah | MKM | 2,385,509 |
| 4 | Al-Madīnah | MDM | 1,411,599 |
| 5 | Ad-Dammām | SHQ | 1,386,166 |
| 6 | Al-Hufūf | SHQ | 729,606 |
| 7 | Tabūk | TBK | 594,350 |
| 8 | Buraydah | QSM | 571,169 |
| 9 | Aṭ-Ṭa'if | MKM | 563,282 |
| 10 | Khamīs Mushaīṭ | ASI | 535,065 |
Contents: Cities
The population of all Saudi Arabian cities having more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1992-09-27 | Population Census (C) 2004-09-15 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-28 | Population Census (C) 2022-05-22 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhā | أبها | ASI | 112,316 | 203,678 | 236,157 | 334,290 | 0 | → | |
| Abū 'Arīsh | أبو عريش | JAZ | 35,148 | 48,052 | 61,047 | 69,632 | 0 | → | |
| Ad-Dammām [Dammam] | الدمام | SHQ | 482,321 | 745,078 | 903,312 | 1,386,166 | 0 | → | |
| Ad-Dawādmī | الدوادمي | RYD | 37,871 | 53,130 | 61,834 | 86,861 | 0 | → | |
| Ad-Dilam | الدلم | RYD | 29,584 | 34,931 | 40,114 | 39,267 | 0 | → | |
| Ad-Dir'iyah | الدرعية | RYD | ... | 33,240 | 43,269 | 61,609 | 0 | → | |
| 'Afïf | عفيف | RYD | 28,053 | 39,601 | 45,525 | 47,340 | 0 | → | |
| Aḥad al-Masāriḥah | أحد المسارحة | JAZ | ... | 18,000 | 25,007 | 25,670 | 0 | → | |
| Aḥad Rāfidah | أحد رفيدة | ASI | ... | 50,091 | 57,112 | 79,202 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Aqīq | العقيق | BAH | ... | 12,664 | 15,329 | 19,269 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Awāmiyah | العوامية | SHQ | ... | 25,325 | 26,691 | 26,276 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Badā'i'a | البدائع | QSM | ... | 36,072 | 46,620 | 48,474 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Bāḥah | الباحة | BAH | ... | 85,364 | 95,089 | 90,515 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Bukayriyah | البكيرية | QSM | ... | 24,621 | 29,547 | 43,229 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Ḥawiyah | الحويه | MKM | 93,888 | 131,939 | 148,151 | 171,610 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Ḥinākīyah [Al-Henakiyah] | الحناكية | MKM | ... | 14,401 | 16,738 | 24,880 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Hufūf (incl. Al-Mubarraz) [Hofuf] | الهفوف و المبرز | SHQ | 444,970 | 572,679 | 660,788 | 729,606 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Jārūdiyah [Al-Jaroudiya] | الجارودية | SHQ | ... | 10,382 | 11,199 | 20,986 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Jish | الجش | SHQ | ... | 10,253 | 11,822 | 22,343 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Jubaīl [Jubail] | الجبيل | SHQ | 140,828 | 222,760 | 337,778 | 474,679 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Jumūm | الجموم | MKM | ... | 21,788 | 25,601 | 41,089 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Jurn [Al-Gorn] | الجرن | SHQ | ... | 7,186 | 8,592 | 20,329 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Khafjī | الخفجي | SHQ | 49,729 | 54,299 | 67,012 | 78,691 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Kharj (As-Saīḥ) | الخرج | RYD | 152,071 | 201,062 | 234,607 | 295,462 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Khubar [Khobar] | الخبر | SHQ | 141,683 | 166,581 | 219,679 | 409,549 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Khurmah | الخرمة | MKM | ... | 23,579 | 27,032 | 28,491 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Kulābiyah | الكلابية | SHQ | ... | 14,529 | 16,984 | 21,992 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Līth [Al-Leith] | الليث | MKM | ... | 15,604 | 18,430 | 20,811 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Madīnah [Medina] | المدينة | MDM | 608,295 | 920,069 | 1,100,093 | 1,411,599 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Majāridah | المجاردة | ASI | ... | 14,588 | 17,241 | 21,837 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Majma'ah | المجمعة | RYD | 29,520 | 39,949 | 47,743 | 70,243 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Makhwāh | المخواة | BAH | ... | 19,008 | 21,999 | 26,248 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Midhnab | المذنب | QSM | ... | 24,039 | 29,210 | 33,341 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Mish'alīah | المشعلية | NJR | ... | 12,284 | 16,795 | 23,252 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Munaīzilah | المنيزلة | SHQ | ... | 16,000 | 17,913 | 21,346 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Muzāḥimiyah | المزاحمية | RYD | ... | 24,338 | 30,164 | 55,604 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qaīṣūmah | القيصومة | SHQ | ... | 20,348 | 22,538 | 27,307 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qaṭīf | القطيف | SHQ | 98,920 | 97,405 | 118,327 | 87,332 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qudaīḥ | القديح | SHQ | ... | 25,160 | 27,904 | 22,492 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qunfudhah | القنفذة | MKM | ... | 20,391 | 24,512 | 42,447 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qurayyāt | القريات | JWF | 72,921 | 100,453 | 116,162 | 167,080 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qūway'iyah | القويعية | RYD | ... | 18,340 | 22,519 | 28,589 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qūz | القوز | MKM | ... | 20,281 | 23,391 | 22,374 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Ulā | العلا | MDM | ... | 29,127 | 32,413 | 40,760 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Ulāyah | العلاية | ASI | ... | 17,341 | 19,956 | 20,250 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Umrān | العمران | SHQ | ... | 15,241 | 17,410 | 22,781 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Uyūn | العيون | SHQ | ... | 28,362 | 33,042 | 35,226 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Wajh | الوجه | TBK | ... | 26,020 | 30,512 | 33,868 | 0 | → | |
| 'Ank | عنك | SHQ | ... | 21,172 | 23,125 | 20,038 | 0 | → | |
| An-Nimāṣ [Namas] | النماص | ASI | ... | 23,799 | 27,021 | 22,541 | 0 | → | |
| An-Nu'ayriyah [Nariyah] | النعيرية | SHQ | ... | 21,056 | 26,470 | 40,023 | 0 | → | |
| 'Ar'ar | عرعر | HDS | 108,055 | 143,283 | 167,057 | 199,247 | 0 | → | |
| Ar-Rass | الرس | QSM | 56,866 | 79,408 | 92,501 | 107,902 | 0 | → | |
| Ar-Riyāḍ [Riyadh] | الرياض | RYD | 2,776,096 | 4,088,469 | 5,188,286 | 6,924,566 | 0 | → | |
| As-Sulayyil | السليل | RYD | ... | 23,607 | 26,639 | 25,136 | 0 | → | |
| Ath-Thuqbah | الثقبة | SHQ | 125,650 | 191,822 | 238,066 | 248,888 | 0 | → | |
| Aṭ-Ṭa'if [Ta'if] | الطائف | MKM | 416,121 | 519,758 | 579,970 | 563,282 | 0 | → | |
| Aṭ-Ṭaraf | الطرف | SHQ | ... | 21,018 | 23,543 | 29,588 | 0 | → | |
| Aẓ-Ẓahrān [Dhahran] | الظهران | SHQ | 73,691 | 97,678 | 120,521 | 143,936 | 0 | → | |
| Az-Zulfī | الزلفي | RYD | 41,660 | 52,260 | 60,867 | 68,317 | 0 | → | |
| Badr | بدر | MDM | ... | 26,619 | 28,999 | 30,494 | 0 | → | |
| Baḥrah | بحرة | MKM | ... | 59,946 | 75,213 | 70,118 | 0 | → | |
| Baljurashī | بلجرشي | BAH | ... | 39,710 | 43,493 | 35,985 | 0 | → | |
| Baq'ā' [Baqaa ] | بقعاء | HAL | ... | 11,815 | 13,382 | 19,659 | 0 | → | |
| Bīsh | بيش | JAZ | ... | 24,139 | 30,835 | 32,679 | 0 | → | |
| Bīshah [Bisha] | بيشة | ASI | 43,485 | 78,265 | 86,201 | 115,537 | 0 | → | |
| Buqayq [Abqaiq] | بقيق | SHQ | 31,986 | 29,685 | 36,207 | 45,032 | 0 | → | |
| Buraydah [Buraidah] | بريدة | QSM | 248,636 | 377,701 | 467,410 | 571,169 | 0 | → | |
| Ḍamad | ضمد | JAZ | ... | 17,980 | 24,056 | 26,079 | 0 | → | |
| Ḍubā' | ضباء | TBK | ... | 21,945 | 25,568 | 39,543 | 0 | → | |
| Dūmat al-Jandal (Al-Jawf) | دومة الجندل | JWF | ... | 26,177 | 32,613 | 42,362 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥafar al-Bāṭin | حفر الباطن | SHQ | 137,793 | 231,866 | 271,642 | 387,096 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥā'il [Ha'il] | حائل | HAL | 176,757 | 267,133 | 310,897 | 448,623 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥaql | حقل | TBK | ... | 22,328 | 25,649 | 25,652 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm [Hotat Bani Tamim] | حوطة بني تميم | RYD | ... | 16,331 | 26,270 | 30,720 | 0 | → | |
| 'Irqah | عرقة | RYD | ... | 10,807 | 12,284 | 42,179 | 0 | → | |
| Jiddah [Jeddah] | جدة | MKM | 2,046,251 | 2,803,600 | 3,430,697 | 3,712,917 | 0 | → | |
| Jīzān | جيزان | JAZ | 56,565 | 103,505 | 127,743 | 173,919 | 0 | → | |
| Khamīs Mushaīṭ [Khamis Mushait] | خميس مشيط | ASI | 217,870 | 372,511 | 430,828 | 535,065 | 0 | → | |
| Khulaīṣ [Khulays] | خليص | MKM | ... | 16,887 | 19,331 | 20,139 | 0 | → | |
| Laylā | ليلى | RYD | ... | 27,059 | 30,906 | 29,698 | 0 | → | |
| Madīnat al-Malik Khālid al-'Askariyah [King Khalid Military City] | مدينة الملك خالد العسكرية | SHQ | ... | 54,414 | ... | 25,356 | 0 | → | |
| Mahd adh-Dhahab | مهد الذهب | MKM | ... | 13,784 | 15,934 | 20,272 | 0 | → | |
| Makkah [Mecca] | مكة | MKM | 965,697 | 1,294,440 | 1,534,731 | 2,385,509 | 0 | → | |
| Mazāri' Wādī al-'Uqūl [Wadi al-Aqool Farms] | مزارع وادي العاقول | MDM | ... | ... | ... | 24,381 | 0 | → | |
| Muḥā'yil | محائل | ASI | ... | 48,760 | 56,953 | 97,967 | 0 | → | |
| Najrān [Najran] | نجران | NJR | 90,983 | 247,613 | 298,288 | 381,431 | 0 | → | |
| Rābigh | رابغ | MKM | 31,963 | 40,796 | 55,304 | 72,928 | 0 | → | |
| Rafḥā' | رفحاء | HDS | 30,135 | 45,406 | 52,712 | 63,929 | 0 | → | |
| Raḥīmah (R'ās Tanūrah) | رحيمة | SHQ | 45,471 | 41,527 | 54,166 | 57,030 | 0 | → | |
| Ranyah | رنية | MKM | ... | 19,624 | 21,656 | 28,681 | 0 | → | |
| Rimāḥ | رماح | RYD | ... | 18,162 | 20,276 | 25,031 | 0 | → | |
| Riyāḍ al-Khabrā' | رياض الخبراء | QSM | ... | 14,444 | 17,236 | 25,588 | 0 | → | |
| Ṣabyā | صبيا | JAZ | 34,951 | 52,474 | 63,143 | 72,086 | 0 | → | |
| Ṣafwah [Safwa] | صفوى | SHQ | 37,289 | 45,253 | 50,447 | 45,676 | 0 | → | |
| Saīhāt | سيهات | SHQ | 58,060 | 65,883 | 75,794 | 84,818 | 0 | → | |
| Sakākā | سكاكا | JWF | 65,793 | 122,833 | 150,257 | 204,174 | 0 | → | |
| Ṣāmiṭah [Samtah] | صامطة | JAZ | ... | 26,249 | 32,458 | 43,301 | 0 | → | |
| Sarāt 'Abīdah | سراة عبيدة | ASI | ... | 12,112 | 13,451 | 19,855 | 0 | → | |
| Shaqrā' [Shaqraa] | شقراء | RYD | ... | 22,863 | 26,651 | 32,215 | 0 | → | |
| Sharūrah | شرورة | NJR | 37,091 | 62,433 | 75,237 | 89,456 | 0 | → | |
| Tabūk [Tabouk] | تبوك | TBK | 292,555 | 441,527 | 512,629 | 594,350 | 0 | → | |
| Tārūt [Tarout] | تاروت | SHQ | 38,055 | 80,500 | 77,757 | 117,646 | 0 | → | |
| Taymā' | تيماء | TBK | ... | 26,698 | 30,411 | 37,579 | 0 | → | |
| Thuwal | ثول | MKM | ... | 8,491 | 17,792 | 26,957 | 0 | → | |
| Ṭubarjal | طبرجل | JWF | ... | 39,248 | 48,525 | 78,354 | 0 | → | |
| Ṭuraīf | طريف | HDS | 32,022 | 41,230 | 48,108 | 61,395 | 0 | → | |
| Turubah | تربة | MKM | ... | 22,836 | 25,937 | 28,279 | 0 | → | |
| 'Umluj | أملج | TBK | 25,352 | 33,145 | 37,757 | 46,229 | 0 | → | |
| 'Unaīzah [Unaizah] | عنيزة | QSM | 91,106 | 129,145 | 152,895 | 183,319 | 0 | → | |
| Wādī ad-Dawāsir | وادي الدواسر | RYD | ... | 79,639 | 93,036 | 77,433 | 0 | → | |
| Yanbu' al-Baḥr [Yanbu] | ينبع البحر | MDM | 119,819 | 188,302 | 233,236 | 331,916 | 0 | → | |
| Ẓahrān al-Janūb | ظهران الجنوب | ASI | ... | 20,861 | 23,758 | 24,134 | 0 | → |
- (1992) provided by Clive Thornton.
(2004) (2010) (2022) General Statistics Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (web).