SA · SAU

Saudi Arabia

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population36,973,555 people202543 of 217 · 2025+24%
Life expectancy at birth78.98 years202457 of 217 · 2024+2.42%
Total fertility rate2.31 births per woman202484 of 217 · 2024−13.88%
Population growth+4.63%20252 of 217 · 2025−0.56 pp
Infant mortality4.7 per 1,000 live births202446 of 196 · 2024−39.74%
Urban population84.61%202547 of 217 · 2025+1.66 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.06%2025195 of 217 · 2025+0.83 pp
Population density15.68 people per km²2023196 of 215 · 2023+22.01%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP73,783.56 current international dollars (PPP)202519 of 185 · 2025+36.81%
Annual GDP growth+4.5%202556 of 186 · 2025−0.15 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.08%202558 of 165 · 2025+0.86 pp
Employment
Total unemployment3.04%202541 of 182 · 2025−2.56 pp
Youth unemployment10.01%202571 of 182 · 2025−18.15 pp
Labor force participation65.1%202558 of 182 · 2025+5.35 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet100%20241 of 182 · 2024+35.29 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions44.07 per 100 people202415 of 151 · 2024No data
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption0.1%2021202 of 212 · 2021+0.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita18.48 t CO₂e per person2024196 of 203 · 2024−10.69%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 20240 pp
Forest area0.45%2023200 of 213 · 20230 pp
Society
Current health expenditure5.69%2023112 of 192 · 2023+1.26 pp
Maternal mortality7 per 100,000 live births202334 of 194 · 2023−22.22%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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