Al-Riyadh · Population

Question: What is the population of Al-Riyadh? Answer: Al-Riyadh (الرياض), Saudi Arabia (capital: Ar-Riyād) - last known population is ≈ 8 097 300 (year 2016). This was 25.18% of total Saudi Arabia population. In this year, Al-Riyadh population density was 20 p/km². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2014-2016 (+2.43%/year), Al-Riyadh population in 2017 would be: 8 294 170*.

Population history [1]

Annual population change

[1992-2004] +2.99 %/year
[2004-2010] +3.67 %/year
[2010-2014] +3.3 %/year
[2014-2016] +2.43 %/year


GPS coordinates: 24.713552, 46.675296

Al-Riyadh on city and population density map


Sources, Notices

1992c, 2004c, 2010c, 2014e, 2016e. Legend: e-estimate, c-census, o-other, ..
* Unofficial, calculated population.
[1] Sources
General Authority for Statistics
Central Department of Statistics and Information | Saudi Open Data
Population Distribution by Areas
Saudi Arabia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population World Gazeeteer
UN HABITAT III - report PDF, p.9