Saudi Arabia’s population declines to 34.1 mln as expats leave amid COVID-19

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The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said that Saudi Arabia’s population reached 34.1 million by mid-2021, according to estimates.

The total population decreased by 2.6% year-on-year (YoY) from 35 million.

Saudi -nontal population was a drop of 8.6% in the The main reason behind the decline in to 19 pandemic.-population, as many expats left the Kingdom during the COVID

The following table shows Saudi Arabia’s population since 2004:

Saudi Arabia’s Population since 2004 (mln)
Year	Saudis	Non-Saudis	Total Population
2004	16.44	6.12	22.56
2005	16.85	6.48	23.33
2006	17.27	6.85	24.12
2007	17.69	7.25	24.94
2008	18.11	7.67	25.79
2009	18.54	8.12	26.66
2010	18.97	8.59	27.56
2011	19.40	8.97	28.38
2012	19.84	9.36	29.20
2013	20.27	9.72	29.99
2014	20.70	10.07	30.77
2015	21.12	10.40	31.52
2016	20.06	11.68	31.74
2017	20.41	12.14	32.55
H1 2018	20.77	12.64	33.41
H1 2019	21.11	13.10	34.21
H1 2020	--	--	35.01
H1 2021	21.69	12.42	34.11

The total number of males stood at 19.36 million, or 56.8% of total population in mid-2021, while the total number of females reached 14.75 million, representing nearly 43.2% of the Kingdom’s population.

The total count of Saudis reached 21.69 million, or 64% of the Kingdom’s population, compared to 12.42 million non-Saudis, who accounted for 36% of total population.

Saudi Population by Gender and Age Group
Age Group	Males	Females	Total
0 - 4	1363224	1326207	2689431
5 - 9	1534506	1452198	2986704
10 - 14	1364949	1335118	2700067
15 - 19	1241851	1163398	2405249
20 - 24	1322887	1228785	2551672
25 - 29	1632882	1449705	3082587
30 - 34	1763292	1392654	3155946
35 - 39	2218109	1412209	3630318
40 - 44	2050295	1215070	3265365
45 - 49	1684521	904284	2588805
50 - 54	1210141	582870	1793011
55 - 59	832274	430021	1262295
60 - 64	511757	297796	809553
65+	632968	556850	1189818
Total	19363656	14747165	34110821

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