Population density rose 1.89% to 13.2 km per capita in Saudi Arabia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 13.4 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 1.96 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, population density in Iraq amounted to 46.9 km per capita, 71.2 km per capita in Jordan, 110 km per capita in United Arab Emirates and 45.2 km per capita in Yemen in 2015.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 157th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Bahrain | km per capita | 1,568 | 1,647 | 1,701 | 1,734 | 1,753 | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | km per capita | 35.5 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | km per capita | 55.0 | 56.8 | 58.7 | 60.7 | 62.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | km per capita | 346 | 352 | 359 | 366 | 372 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | km per capita | 66.6 | 68.1 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 72.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | km per capita | 160 | 168 | 175 | 182 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
Oman | km per capita | 8.60 | 9.06 | 9.77 | 10.7 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | km per capita | 135 | 151 | 165 | 177 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | km per capita | 115 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | km per capita | 92.3 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |