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Saudi Arabia: area, population and density
Saudi Arabia has 2,149,690 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 36,973,555; calculated population density is 17 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 196 by land area, 43rd by population and 177th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 2,149,690 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 36,973,555World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 17 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Saudi Arabia in the country comparison set
Saudi Arabia has 2,149,690 sq km of land area and a population value of 36,973,555 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 12th by land area, 43rd by population, and 177th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Saudi Arabia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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