Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s population reached 34 million during the year 2021, according to a recent report of the Ministry of Health.

There has been an increase of 16.8 percent in the total population of Saudi Arabia during the past ten years (2012-2021), while the annual growth rate recorded at 9.3 percent, Al-Watan newspaper reported quoting the ministry report.

According to the report, the age group below 15 years constituted about a quarter of the population during the year 2021. This shows that the young generation occupies the base of the population pyramid.

The ministry report indicated a decrease of 10 percent in the cases of pulmonary tuberculosis per 100,000 people during the last five years from 2017 to 2021 while the cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis per 100,000 people in the same period dropped by 15 percent.

Population Indicators:

Population in 2021 - 34,110,821; population in 2012 -29,195,895

Saudi population in 2021 - 19,363,656; Non-Saudi population -14,747,165

Age group below 15 years - 24.5 percent

Population under 5 years - 7.9 percent

Population between 15-64 years -72 percent.