Saudi Arabia—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #13 of 121
Latest Value
50.7%
2025
YoY Change
-0.1%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#13
of 121 countries
Maximum
55.1%
2021
Minimum
48.2%
2016
CAGR
-0.2%
26 years
Last
50.7%
Previous
50.7%
Highest
55.1%
Lowest
48.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 53.6% |
Top Countries — Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2025 |
| 5 | Japan | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Israel | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →