Urban population, male (% of total) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Urban population, male (% of total) was 48.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Saudi Arabia is 48.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 48.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1980.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.4% | — |
| 1985 | 40.1% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +4.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 48.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 48.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.8% | 35.4% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 44.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 43.1% | 45.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.5% | 48.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Urban population, male in Saudi Arabia was 48.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for urban population, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.