Population in Urban Area, now
7,596,880
- World: 50th
- Asia: 34th
- Saudi Arabia: 1st
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
4,205,961
- World: 62nd
- Asia: 44th
- Saudi Arabia: 1st
Riyadh Urban Area Population Graph
Riyadh Urban Area Population History
1950 111,000
1951 115,000
1952 119,000
1953 123,000
1954 127,000
1955 131,000
1956 136,000
1957 141,000
1958 145,000
1959 150,000
1960 156,000
1961 161,000
1962 166,000
1963 179,000
1964 202,000
1965 227,000
1966 255,000
1967 287,000
1968 322,000
1969 362,000
1970 408,000
1971 458,000
1972 515,000
1973 579,000
1974 651,000
1975 710,000
1976 769,000
1977 832,000
1978 900,000
1979 975,000
1980 1,055,000
1981 1,142,000
1982 1,235,000
1983 1,337,000
1984 1,447,000
1985 1,566,000
1986 1,695,000
1987 1,834,000
1988 1,985,000
1989 2,149,000
1990 2,325,000
1991 2,517,000
1992 2,724,000
1993 2,845,000
1994 2,938,000
1995 3,035,000
1996 3,135,000
1997 3,238,000
1998 3,344,000
1999 3,454,000
2000 3,567,000
2001 3,684,000
2002 3,806,000
2003 3,931,000
2004 4,060,000
2005 4,252,000
2006 4,471,000
2007 4,700,000
2008 4,868,000
2009 5,041,000
2010 5,220,000
2011 5,406,000
2012 5,599,000
2013 5,798,000
2014 6,004,000
2015 6,218,000
2016 6,440,000
2017 6,669,000
2018 6,907,000
2019 7,071,000
2020 7,231,000
2021 7,388,000
2022 7,538,000
2023 7,682,000
2024 7,821,000
Riyadh Urban Area Population Projections
2025 7,953,000
2026 8,080,000
2027 8,202,000
2028 8,321,000
2029 8,436,000
2030 8,547,000
2031 8,655,000
2032 8,761,000
2033 8,863,000
2034 8,963,000
2035 9,058,000