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Saudi Arabia: Rural population growth

3.62percent · 2025-13.3% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20253.617
20243.613
20233.616
20223.395
2021-3.49
20203.807
2019-1.465
2018-3.578
2017-0.947
20162.726
20154.171
20141.439
20134.405
20123.201
20113.556
2010-2.183
20092.707
20082.831
20072.961
20063.1
20053.26
20043.492
20033.764
20024.022
20014.274
20003.535
19992.669
19982.738
19972.786
19962.83
19952.86
19942.862
19932.856
19922.656
19912.313
19902.084
19891.924
19882.013
19872.257
19862.071
19851.776
19841.733
19831.707
19821.624
19811.469
19801.374
19791.387
19781.397
19771.384
19761.356
19751.38
19741.243
19730.939
19720.641
19710.336
19700.153
19690.141
19680.212
19670.329
19660.525
19650.806
19641.114
19631.44
19621.653
19611.736

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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