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👥 Saudi Provinces by Population

Population of the 13 provinces at the 2022 census.

📅 2022📏 million people13 entries🇸🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 32.18M (13 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
Riyadh
8.59M
2
Mecca
7.77M
3
Eastern
5.13M
4
Medina
2.39M
5
Asir
2.02M
6
Jazan
1.41M
7
Al-Qassim
1.34M
8
Tabuk
0.89M
9
Hail
0.75M
10
Al-Jouf
0.60M
11
Najran
0.59M
12
Northern Borders
0.37M
13
Al-Baha
0.34M

Highlights

Within Saudi Arabia, Riyadh ranks first in 2022 with 8.59M, followed by Mecca (7.77M) and Eastern (5.13M).

Across 13 entries, values run from 8.59M (Riyadh) to 0.34M (Al-Baha), with a median of 1.34M.

Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), 2022 census (via Wikipedia), 2022. Unit: million people.

Source: General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), 2022 census (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026