Demographics of Saudi Arabia

This article is about the people inhabiting Saudi Arabia. For Saudi citizens, see Saudis.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia population pyramid in 2020

Population| 32,175,224 (Saudi Census 2022)
Density| 14.967 people per sq. km of land (2022)[1]
Growth rate| 1.49% (2019)[citation needed]
Birth rate| 13.9 births/1,000 population (2023)[2]
Death rate| 3.45 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy| 76.91 years
• male| 75.33 years
• female| 78.56 years
Fertility rate| 2.14 children born/woman, including 2.8 for Saudi citizens and 0.9 for non-Saudis (2022)[3]
Net migration rate| 590,000 (2017)[4]
Age structure
0–14 years| 24.44%
15–64 years| 72.36%
65 and over| 3.20%
Nationality
Nationality| Saudis
Major ethnic| Arabs
Language
Official| Arabic
Spoken| Arabic
Demographics of Saudi Arabia, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Saudi Arabia is the seventh largest state in the Arab world, with a reported population of 32,175,224 as of 2022.[5][6][7] 41.6% of inhabitants are immigrants.[8] Saudi Arabia has experienced a population explosion in the last 40 years,[9] and continues to grow at a rate of 1.62% per year.[8]

Until the 1960s, most of the population was nomadic or semi-nomadic; due to rapid economic and urban growth, more than 95% of the population is now settled. 80% of Saudis live in ten major urban centers: Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Hofuf, Ta'if, Buraydah, Khobar, Yanbu, Dhahran, and Dammam.[10] Some cities and oases have densities of more than 1,000 people per square kilometer. Saudi Arabia's population is characterized by rapid growth, far more men than women, and a large cohort of youths.

Saudi Arabia hosts one of the pillars of Islam, which obliges all Muslims to make the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once during their lifetime if they are able to do so. The cultural environment in Saudi Arabia is highly conservative; the country adheres to the interpretation of Islamic religious law (Sharia).

Most citizens of Saudi Arabia are ethnically Arabs, the majority of whom are tribal. However, more than 40% of Saudi Arabia's population are non-citizens.[11] According to a random survey, most non-citizens living in Saudi Arabia come from the Indian Subcontinent and Arab countries.[12] Many Arabs from nearby countries are employed in the country, particularly Egyptians,[13] as the Egyptian community developed from the 1950s onwards.[14] There also are significant numbers of Asian expatriates, mostly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Syria and Yemen. In the 1970s and 1980s, there was also a significant community of South Korean migrant labourers, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, but due to the rapid economic growth and development in South Korea, most have since returned home; the South Korean government's statistics showed only 1,200 of their nationals living in Saudi Arabia (most of them being professionals and business personnels) as of 2005[update].[15][16] There are more than 100,000 Westerners in Saudi Arabia, most of whom live in private compounds in the major cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Yanbu and Dhahran. The government prohibits non-Muslims from entering the city of Mecca.

## Population

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A graph showing the historical population of Saudi Arabia Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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0| 1,000,000| —
600| 2,500,000| +0.15%
1000| 2,000,000| −0.06%
1500| 2,000,000| +0.00%
1800| 2,000,000| +0.00%
1900| 2,140,000| +0.07%
1950| 3,121,000| +0.76%
1960| 4,041,000| +2.62%
1970| 5,772,000| +3.63%
1980| 9,801,000| +5.44%
1990| 16,139,000| +5.11%
2000| 20,045,000| +2.19%
2010| 27,448,000| +3.19%
2020| 32,013,414| +1.55%
Source:[17][18]

As of 2022, the country had a reported population of 32,175,224.[19]

### Age structure

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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Provisional Estimates):[20]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 20 231 425  | 14 781 989  | 35 013 414  |

100%

0–4  | 1 477 523  | 1 421 656  | 2 899 179  |

8.28%

5–9  | 1 536 843  | 1 479 509  | 3 016 352  |

8.61%

10–14  | 1 343 659  | 1 297 303  | 2 640 962  |

7.54%

15–19  | 1 228 939  | 1 177 551  | 2 406 490  |

6.87%

20–24  | 1 429 072  | 1 248 976  | 2 678 048  |

7.65%

25–29  | 1 850 713  | 1 492 533  | 3 343 246  |

9.55%

30–34  | 2 002 357  | 1 393 121  | 3 395 478  |

9.70%

35–39  | 2 394 363  | 1 414 266  | 3 808 629  |

10.88%

40–44  | 2 181 209  | 1 227 215  | 3 408 424  |

9.73%

45–49  | 1 676 347  | 850 177  | 2 526 524  |

7.22%

50–54  | 1 208 823  | 549 702  | 1 758 525  |

5.02%

55–59  | 807 534  | 404 701  | 1 212 235  |

3.46%

60–64  | 500 209  | 296 964  | 797 173  |

2.28%

65-69  | 241 585  | 201 494  | 443 079  |

1.27%

70-74  | 153 697  | 140 182  | 293 879  |

0.84%

75-79  | 94 134  | 82 602  | 176 736  |

0.50%

80+  | 104 418  | 104 037  | 208 455  |

0.60%

Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 4 358 025  | 4 198 468  | 8 556 493  |

24.44%

15–64  | 15 279 566  | 10 055 206  | 25 334 772  |

72.36%

65+  | 593 834  | 528 315  | 1 122 149  |

3.20%

According to the CIA World Factbook the population of Saudi Arabia has a large young population ages 0–19 years and an increasing middle-age population ages 20–35 years.[8] With a growing population reaching adulthood, global economists and the Saudi government have become concerned that there are more Saudis seeking jobs than are available.[21] The nation has also seen a rise in its older population as life expectancy has risen throughout the last 40 years.[21]

### Density

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Population Density: 15.322 people per km2 of land (2017).[1]

### Urbanization

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The following data has been retrieved from the CIA World Factbook:[22]

Urban population: 85% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020–25 est.)

Historically, some of the population of Saudi Arabia followed a nomadic lifestyle, while most lived in villages and small towns ran by emirs. Following the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the Kingdom became far more settled as people moved to centers of high economic activity.[8] Significant population growth can be seen in the rise of urbanization throughout Saudi Arabia, which has grown 2 percent in the past ten years.[23] The largest Saudi cities have become flooded with new residents as more people move to urban cities to find better employment opportunities, and overcrowding has become a major issue across the nation.[23]

## Vital statistics

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Births and deaths[24][25] [3]

Year  | Population  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase  | Crude birth rate  | Crude death rate  | Rate of natural increase  | TFR  | Saudi TFR  | Non-Saudi TFR

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2011  | 25,091,867  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.814  | 3.792  | 1.309
2012  | 26,168,861  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.797  | 3.735  | 1.370
2013  | 27,624,004  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.689  | 3.641  | 1.351
2014  | 28,309,273  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.695  | 3.625  | 1.380
2015  | 29,816,382  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.646  | 3.520  | 1.440
2016  | 30,954,198  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.665  | 3.470  | 1.577
2017  | 30,977,355  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.686  | 3.462  | 1.681
2018  | 30,196,281  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.683  | 3.383  | 1.659
2019  | 30,063,799  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.510  | 3.163  | 1.482
2020  | 31,552,510  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.289  | 2.985  | 1.167
2021  | 30,784,383  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.189  | 2.792  | 1.072
2022  | 32,175,224  | 484,719[26] |  |  | 15.1  |  |  | 2.135  | 2.798  | 0.905
2023  | 33,702,731  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.0  | 2.8  | 0.9
2024  | 35,300,280  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.0  | 2.7  | 0.8

Saudi Arabia is ranked 111th in comparison to the world with a birth rate of 18.51 births per 1,000 people in 2019.[8] The nation's death rate is ranked 220th worldwide with 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people.[8] Although birth rates have decreased in the last two decades, rates of decline fail to match the significant decline in death rates.[27] Because of this, Saudi Arabia has experienced a population explosion in the last 40 years,[9] and continues to grow at a rate of 1.63% per year.[8] Saudi Arabia's population growth continues to be 0.295% higher than population growth rates in the Middle East and North Africa.[28] Infant mortality rates have declined dramatically in the past twenty years from 25.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1995 to 6.3 deaths in 2017, according to the World Bank.[29] Saudi Arabia has a substantially lower infant mortality rate in comparison to the Middle East and North Africa region, which continues to face a high of 19.3 deaths for every 1,000 live births as of 2017. This significant reduction can be attributed to rising access to modern healthcare across the country, ranking 26th worldwide for healthcare system quality.[30] The construction of new hospitals and primary healthcare centers across the Kingdom, as well as healthcare during pregnancy and increased use of vaccinations account for a decline in infant mortality and increased life expectancy.[31]

### UN estimates

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The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.[32]

| Mid-year population (thousands)  | Live births (thousands)  | Deaths (thousands)  | Natural change (thousands)  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Natural change (per 1000)  | Total fertility rate (TFR)  | Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)  | Life expectancy (in years)

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1950  | 3 090  |   165  |   77  |   88  | 53.3  | 24.8  | 28.5  | 7.58  | 196.4  | 40.99
1951  |   3 184  |   169  |   79  |   90  | 53.2  | 24.9  | 28.3  | 7.58  | 194.7  | 41.21
1952  |   3 279  |   174  |   80  |   93  | 52.9  | 24.5  | 28.4  | 7.58  | 191.4  | 41.73
1953  |   3 377  |   178  |   81  |   97  | 52.8  | 24.1  | 28.6  | 7.59  | 188.0  | 42.29
1954  |   3 478  |   183  |   82  |   100  | 52.5  | 23.7  | 28.8  | 7.59  | 184.7  | 42.84
1955  |   3 582  |   187  |   83  |   104  | 52.3  | 23.3  | 29.1  | 7.59  | 181.5  | 43.33
1956  |   3 690  |   192  |   84  |   108  | 52.0  | 22.8  | 29.3  | 7.59  | 178.2  | 43.87
1957  |   3 802  |   197  |   85  |   112  | 51.9  | 22.3  | 29.5  | 7.60  | 175.0  | 44.41
1958  |   3 917  |   202  |   86  |   117  | 51.6  | 21.9  | 29.8  | 7.60  | 171.7  | 44.88
1959  |   4 037  |   208  |   87  |   121  | 51.5  | 21.5  | 30.0  | 7.62  | 168.5  | 45.34
1960  |   4 166  |   214  |   87  |   126  | 51.3  | 21.0  | 30.4  | 7.63  | 165.3  | 45.94
1961  |   4 306  |   220  |   88  |   132  | 51.2  | 20.5  | 30.7  | 7.63  | 162.0  | 46.48
1962  |   4 459  |   227  |   89  |   138  | 51.0  | 20.0  | 31.1  | 7.64  | 158.8  | 47.10
1963  |   4 622  |   235  |   90  |   145  | 51.0  | 19.5  | 31.5  | 7.65  | 155.4  | 47.61
1964  |   4 795  |   244  |   91  |   153  | 51.0  | 19.1  | 31.9  | 7.67  | 151.9  | 48.15
1965  |   4 979  |   252  |   92  |   160  | 50.8  | 18.5  | 32.2  | 7.66  | 148.1  | 48.78
1966  |   5 173  |   261  |   93  |   168  | 50.6  | 18.1  | 32.6  | 7.66  | 144.0  | 49.34
1967  |   5 381  |   271  |   94  |   178  | 50.6  | 17.5  | 33.1  | 7.66  | 139.5  | 50.05
1968  |   5 605  |   281  |   94  |   187  | 50.3  | 16.8  | 33.5  | 7.63  | 134.5  | 50.92
1969  |   5 845  |   291  |   94  |   198  | 50.0  | 16.1  | 33.9  | 7.60  | 129.2  | 51.82
1970  |   6 106  |   303  |   93  |   209  | 49.8  | 15.4  | 34.5  | 7.58  | 123.6  | 52.72
1971  |   6 397  |   315  |   93  |   223  | 49.6  | 14.6  | 35.0  | 7.56  | 117.8  | 53.77
1972  |   6 724  |   330  |   92  |   237  | 49.4  | 13.8  | 35.6  | 7.54  | 111.8  | 54.79
1973  |   7 089  |   345  |   91  |   253  | 49.0  | 13.0  | 36.0  | 7.48  | 105.6  | 55.93
1974  |   7 484  |   361  |   91  |   270  | 48.6  | 12.2  | 36.4  | 7.43  | 99.6  | 57.02
1975  |   7 898  |   378  |   90  |   287  | 48.2  | 11.5  | 36.7  | 7.37  | 94.1  | 58.07
1976  |   8 320  |   387  |   90  |   297  | 46.9  | 10.8  | 36.0  | 7.33  | 88.6  | 58.97
1977  |   8 755  |   397  |   88  |   309  | 45.7  | 10.1  | 35.6  | 7.30  | 83.5  | 59.95
1978  |   9 211  |   409  |   87  |   322  | 44.7  | 9.5  | 35.3  | 7.26  | 78.7  | 60.87
1979  |   9 682  |   422  |   86  |   336  | 43.9  | 8.9  | 35.0  | 7.23  | 74.1  | 61.70
1980  |   10 172  |   436  |   84  |   352  | 43.2  | 8.3  | 34.9  | 7.19  | 69.6  | 62.70
1981  |   10 678  |   450  |   83  |   367  | 42.5  | 7.8  | 34.6  | 7.13  | 65.4  | 63.47
1982  |   11 201  |   464  |   82  |   383  | 41.7  | 7.3  | 34.4  | 7.05  | 61.4  | 64.30
1983  |   11 746  |   478  |   81  |   398  | 41.0  | 6.9  | 34.1  | 6.95  | 57.6  | 65.05
1984  |   12 310  |   492  |   80  |   412  | 40.2  | 6.6  | 33.6  | 6.84  | 54.0  | 65.69
1985  |   12 890  |   504  |   80  |   424  | 39.3  | 6.2  | 33.1  | 6.70  | 50.6  | 66.33
1986  |   13 483  |   514  |   79  |   435  | 38.4  | 5.9  | 32.5  | 6.55  | 47.3  | 66.92
1987  |   14 090  |   523  |   79  |   444  | 37.3  | 5.6  | 31.7  | 6.36  | 44.1  | 67.40
1988  |   14 714  |   533  |   78  |   455  | 36.4  | 5.3  | 31.1  | 6.17  | 41.1  | 67.97
1989  |   15 353  |   541  |   77  |   463  | 35.4  | 5.1  | 30.4  | 6.00  | 38.3  | 68.49
1990  |   16 005  |   547  |   77  |   470  | 34.4  | 4.8  | 29.6  | 5.83  | 35.6  | 68.95
1991  |   16 654  |   554  |   77  |   477  | 33.4  | 4.7  | 28.8  | 5.66  | 33.1  | 69.37
1992  |   17 281  |   558  |   76  |   482  | 32.4  | 4.4  | 28.0  | 5.49  | 30.9  | 69.93
1993  |   17 846  |   563  |   76  |   487  | 31.5  | 4.3  | 27.3  | 5.32  | 28.8  | 70.30
1994  |   18 368  |   564  |   75  |   489  | 30.8  | 4.1  | 26.7  | 5.14  | 26.9  | 70.71
1995  |   18 889  |   566  |   75  |   491  | 30.0  | 4.0  | 26.0  | 4.95  | 25.2  | 71.01
1996  |   19 410  |   570  |   75  |   495  | 29.4  | 3.9  | 25.5  | 4.77  | 23.6  | 71.27
1997  |   19 938  |   576  |   76  |   500  | 28.9  | 3.8  | 25.1  | 4.59  | 22.1  | 71.48
1998  |   20 473  |   582  |   75  |   507  | 28.5  | 3.7  | 24.8  | 4.42  | 20.8  | 71.88
1999  |   21 010  |   588  |   75  |   513  | 28.0  | 3.6  | 24.4  | 4.25  | 19.6  | 72.14
2000  |   21 547  |   596  |   75  |   521  | 27.7  | 3.5  | 24.2  | 4.12  | 18.5  | 72.47
2001  |   22 086  |   593  |   73  |   519  | 26.9  | 3.3  | 23.5  | 3.91  | 17.5  | 72.97
2002  |   22 623  |   586  |   73  |   513  | 25.9  | 3.2  | 22.7  | 3.71  | 16.5  | 73.34
2003  |   23 151  |   574  |   72  |   502  | 24.8  | 3.1  | 21.7  | 3.50  | 15.6  | 73.63
2004  |   23 662  |   563  |   70  |   493  | 23.8  | 3.0  | 20.8  | 3.34  | 14.8  | 74.15
2005  |   24 398  |   557  |   70  |   487  | 23.1  | 2.9  | 20.2  | 3.24  | 14.0  | 74.59
2006  |   25 383  |   581  |   70  |   511  | 23.1  | 2.8  | 20.3  | 3.21  | 13.2  | 74.81
2007  |   26 400  |   608  |   71  |   537  | 23.2  | 2.7  | 20.5  | 3.18  | 12.5  | 75.05
2008  |   27 437  |   619  |   72  |   547  | 22.7  | 2.6  | 20.1  | 3.06  | 11.8  | 75.27
2009  |   28 484  |   630  |   73  |   557  | 22.3  | 2.6  | 19.7  | 2.95  | 11.2  | 75.43
2010  |   29 412  |   641  |   73  |   568  | 21.9  | 2.5  | 19.4  | 2.85  | 10.5  | 75.76
2011  |   30 151  |   651  |   73  |   579  | 21.6  | 2.4  | 19.2  | 2.81  | 9.8  | 76.23
2012  |   30 822  |   654  |   74  | 580  | 21.2  | 2.4  | 18.8  | 2.78  | 9.3  | 76.46
2013  |   31 482  |   653  |   77  |   576  | 20.8  | 2.4  | 18.3  | 2.74  | 8.8  | 76.63
2014  |   32 126  |   647  |   80  |   567  | 20.2  | 2.5  | 17.7  | 2.69  | 8.2  | 76.76
2015  |   32 750  |   639  |   83  |   556  | 19.5  | 2.5  | 17.0  | 2.64  | 7.8  | 76.92
2016  |   33 416  |   632  |   87  |   545  | 19.0  | 2.6  | 16.4  | 2.59  | 7.3  | 77.06
2017  |   34 193  |   644  |   90  |   554  | 18.9  | 2.6  | 16.3  | 2.58  | 6.9  | 77.16
2018  |   35 018  |   653  |   93  |   560  | 18.7  | 2.7  | 16.0  | 2.55  | 6.6  | 77.21
2019  |   35 827  |   659  |   95  |   564  | 18.5  | 2.7  | 15.8  | 2.50  | 6.3  | 77.30
2020  | 35 997  | 666  | 106  |   560  | 18.2  | 2.9  | 15.3  | 2.47  | 6.0  | 76.24
2021  |   35 950  |   629  |   103  |   526  | 17.5  | 2.9  | 14.6  | 2.43  | 5.7  | 76.94

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### Life expectancy at birth

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Life expectancy in Saudi Arabia

The following data has been retrieved from the CIA World Factbook as of 2018.

Total population:

Male: 74.2 years.

Female: 77.3 years.

## Nationality and ethnicity

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Ethnic makeup of Saudi citizens in Saudi Arabia[33]

Ethnic groups |  |
Arabs |

| 90%
Afro-Arabs |

| 10%

The ethnic composition of Saudi citizens is 90% Arabs and 10% Afro-Arabs,[33] though there still are smaller numbers of Indians,[34] Pakistanis,[35] and Turks in Saudi Arabia.[36] However, 38.3% of the residents (or about 13.3 million people) are non-citizens,[8] and many of them are migrant workers.[37]

## Languages

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The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. Saudi Sign Language is the principal language of the deaf community. The large expatriate communities also speak their own languages, the most numerous of which are Urdu (4,000,000) which after Arabic is widely used especially among the South Asian community, which makes the largest community of expatriate, Bengali (2,500,000), Indonesian (850,000), Filipino/Tagalog (700,000), Malayalam (447,000), Rohingya (400,000), and Egyptian Arabic (300,000).[38][39][40][circular reference]

## Religion

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Further information: Religion in Saudi Arabia

See also: Islam in Saudi Arabia

Religions of Saudi Arabia (2012 )[33]

Religions |  | percent
Sunni Islam |

| 90%
Shia Islam  |

| 10%

The government does not ask about religion on their census surveys. However, according to official statistics, in 2020, 85-90% of Saudi Arabian citizens were Sunni Muslims, 10-12% are Shia.[41] The rest are other forms of Islamic minorities. Other smaller communities reside in the south, with Ismaili Shia's constituting around half of the population of the province of Nejran, and a small percentage of the Holy Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina.

In 2022, there is a Christian population in the country of approximately 2.1 million; there are also groups of Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs in the country.[42]

According to a poll in 2013 by WIN-Gallup International, 5% of 502 Saudi Arabians surveyed stated they were "convinced atheists".[43][44]

In 2022, the Kingdom's total population was approximately 35 million; it was estimated that of these, over one-third were foreign workers.[45]

## Migration

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Further information: Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia

Pakistani workers at Al Masjid Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina

Migration is a significant part of Saudi Arabia's tradition and culture, as the nation's thriving oil economy attracts large numbers of foreign workers from an assortment of countries throughout Asia and the Arab world.[46] Following economic diversification in response to the oil boom of the 1970s, the Saudi government encouraged skilled and semi-skilled workers to enter the Kingdom as the demand for infrastructure and development intensified.[47] Saudi Arabia is among the top five immigrant destination countries around the world, currently hosting 5.3 million international migrants in its borders. In 2017, non-native residents accounted for 38% of the Kingdom's total population, more than twice that of the United States whose immigrants make up 15% of the nation's total population.[48] The majority of Saudi Arabia's foreign born population are males between the ages of 25 and 45. These immigrants make up a larger percentage of the total population in this age group compared to native-born Saudis ages 25–45, according to the United Nations 2013 report.[49] 26.3% of the total migrant population in Saudi Arabia are from India, followed by Pakistan (24.2%), Bangladesh (19.5%), Egypt (19.3%), and finally the Philippines (15.3%).[49] Most immigrants of the Kingdom are skilled, unskilled, and service industry foreign workers. Although the living and working conditions for immigrant workers are harsh in Saudi Arabia, economic opportunity tends to be much greater than in their homelands.[46] There are around five million illegal immigrants in Saudi Arabia, most of which come from Africa and Asia. These immigrants are planned to be deported within the next few years.[50] There are over 118,000 Westerners in Saudi Arabia, most of whom live in compounds or gated communities.[51]

### Foreign residents in Saudi Arabia

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In the 2022 Saudi Arabia Census, 41,6% of the population had a foreign background. [52]

Foreign Nationals in Saudi Arabia (2022 Statistical Census)  Rank | Country | Population

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1 |  Bangladesh | 2,116,200
2 |  India | 1,884,500
3 |  Pakistan | 1,814,700
4 |  Yemen | 1,803,500
5 |  Egypt | 1,471,400
6 |  Sudan | 819,600
7 |  Philippines | 725,900
8 |  Syria | 449,300
9 |    Nepal | 297,600
10 |  Jordan | 204,200
11 |  Indonesia | 175,300
12 |  Myanmar | 163,700
13 |  Ethiopia | 159,200
14 |  Afghanistan | 132,300
15 |  Palestine | 129,900
16 |  Uganda | 127,900
17 |  Kenya | 91,800
18 |  Sri Lanka | 84,800
19 |  Nigeria | 79,500
20 |  Lebanon | 52,800
21 |  Kuwait | 50,300
22 |  Morocco | 48,800
23 |  Eritrea | 47,300
24 |  Chad | 46,200
25 |  Somalia | 45,700
26 |  Mali | 38,400
27 |  Niger | 33,600
28 |  Turkey | 25,800
29 |  Tunisia | 24,800
30 |  United States | 20,500
31 |  Mauritania | 18,000
32 |  United Kingdom | 17,900
33 |  Bahrain | 16,700
34 |  China | 14,600
35 |  Ghana | 14,200

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