Saudi Arabia currently has 5.47 million residential units, with nationals residing in 3.51 million of these homes, according to the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
Expats are currently residing in the remaining 1.96 million homes.
The holy city of Makkah has the highest number of houses in use by nationals at 872,300, followed by Riyadh with 829,200 houses.
Makkah has around 623,000 houses occupied by non-nationals, while Riyadh has 521,500 houses.
Family-Occupied Homes |
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District |
Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
Total |
Riyadh |
829,178 |
521,461 |
1,350,639 |
Mecca |
872,330 |
623,062 |
1,495,392 |
Medina |
244,505 |
131,624 |
376,129 |
Qassim |
164,922 |
107,156 |
272,078 |
Eastern Province |
499,461 |
259,455 |
758,916 |
Asir |
298,787 |
100,182 |
398,969 |
Tabuk |
117,342 |
49,503 |
166,845 |
Hail |
78,215 |
33,611 |
111,826 |
Northern Boarders |
37,274 |
10,574 |
47,848 |
Jazan |
174,765 |
45,473 |
220,238 |
Najran |
66,463 |
39,678 |
106,141 |
Al Baha |
65,733 |
17,654 |
83,387 |
Al Jouf |
56,500 |
22,002 |
78,502 |
Total |
3,505,475 |
1,961,435 |
5,466,910 |
Rented properties accounted for 50.4 percent, or 2.8 million of Saudi Arabia, while owned properties represented 2.2 million, or 40.1 percent. A total of 517,200 homes are allocated for staff housing.
Number of Homes Rented or Owned |
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Percentage |
Number |
|
Rented |
50.39% |
2,754,776 |
Owned |
40.15% |
2,194,964 |
Provided by job owner |
9.46% |
517,170 |
Total |
100% |
5,466,910 |
By region, Jazan has the highest rate of the owned properties at 63 percent. Makkah has the highest share of the rented houses at 57 percent, while 18 percent of homes in Al Qassim are allocated for staff housing.
Homes Rented/Owned by Region |
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District |
Owned |
Rented |
Provided by job owner |
Total |
Riyadh |
36% |
52% |
11% |
100% |
Mecca |
35% |
57% |
8% |
100% |
Medina |
43% |
47% |
10% |
100% |
Qassim |
42% |
40% |
18% |
100% |
Eastern Province |
37% |
52% |
11% |
100% |
Asir |
49% |
47% |
4% |
100% |
Tabuk |
43% |
48% |
9% |
100% |
Hail |
57% |
36% |
8% |
100% |
Northern Boarders |
45% |
49% |
6% |
100% |
Jazan |
63% |
35% |
1% |
100% |
Najran |
47% |
41% |
11% |
100% |
Al Baha |
63% |
25% |
12% |
100% |
Al Jouf |
45% |
48% |
7% |
100% |
Total |
40% |
50% |
10% |
100% |
Apartments are more common in Saudi Arabia, accounting for 53 percent, or 2.9 million units, followed by traditional houses (17 percent or 929,000 houses).
Types of House |
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District |
Traditional home |
Full Villa |
Unit in Traditional Home |
Unit in a Villa |
Apartment |
Other |
Total |
Riyadh |
6% |
25% |
3% |
16% |
47% |
4% |
100% |
Mecca |
21% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
65% |
4% |
100% |
Medina |
30% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
54% |
5% |
100% |
Qassim |
11% |
25% |
4% |
13% |
36% |
12% |
100% |
Eastern Province |
7% |
21% |
2% |
7% |
60% |
3% |
100% |
Asir |
14% |
16% |
5% |
15% |
49% |
2% |
100% |
Tabuk |
33% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
51% |
7% |
100% |
Hail |
34% |
25% |
4% |
8% |
25% |
4% |
100% |
Northern Boarders |
21% |
16% |
6% |
12% |
43% |
1% |
100% |
Jazan |
43% |
9% |
5% |
7% |
36% |
0% |
100% |
Najran |
33% |
10% |
4% |
8% |
39% |
7% |
100% |
Al Baha |
19% |
10% |
5% |
10% |
47% |
9% |
100% |
Al Jouf |
14% |
15% |
3% |
6% |
53% |
9% |
100% |
Total |
17% |
15% |
3% |
8% |
53% |
4% |
100% |
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