Population, age 18, total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population, age 18, total was 522,892 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, total in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 18, total in Saudi Arabia stood at 522,892. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Saudi Arabia peaked at 522,892 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 289,742, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 330,283 | 289,742 | 372,554 | 10 |
| 2000s | 438,854 | 383,192 | 497,866 | 10 |
| 2010s | 516,114 | 507,277 | 522,892 | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 244,652 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.31 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Saudi Arabia?
- Population, age 18, total in Saudi Arabia was 522,892 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 522,892 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,742 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population, age 18, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.