Urban population rose 0.132% to 30.4 mil in Saudi Arabia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 30.4 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.30 mil in 1960. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, urban population in Iraq amounted to 31.0 mil, 10.2 mil in Jordan, 8.18 mil in United Arab Emirates and 12.7 mil in Yemen in 2021.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 32nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | mil | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.779 | 0.793 | 0.808 | 0.822 | 0.837 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 60.0 | 61.5 | 62.9 | 64.1 | 65.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 29.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 7.72 | 7.88 | 8.05 | 8.21 | 8.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 8.57 | 9.02 | 9.27 | 9.52 | 9.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | mil | 3.91 | 4.05 | 4.12 | 4.32 | 4.44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | mil | 3.41 | 3.63 | 3.80 | 3.89 | 3.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | mil | 2.39 | 2.57 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 30.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | mil | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | mil | 7.64 | 7.73 | 7.82 | 7.91 | 7.99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 9.92 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
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