Saudi Arabia vs United States: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 2.39% a year in Saudi Arabia and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.8 percentage points, or 4.09 times that in United States.
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Latest figures
% a year · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2.39 2023 | 3.45 | 30 of 229 | 0.63 2100 |
| United States | 0.58 2023 | 0.93 | 133 of 229 | 0.13 2100 |
| World | 0.87 2023 | 1.23 | -0.13 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2019, when it overtook United States.
- In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 30 and United States ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 0.63% a year and United States at 0.13% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Saudi Arabia | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.39 | 0.58 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 0.55 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.99 | 0.25 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1.18 | 0.17 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 2.21 | 0.8 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | -1.51 | 0.82 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | -1.23 | 0.89 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.65 | 0.95 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 3.27 | 0.92 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 3.36 | 0.94 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 3.45 | 0.93 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 3.55 | 0.95 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 3.65 | 0.96 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 3.75 | 0.99 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 3.86 | 0.98 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 3.97 | 1.02 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 4.09 | 1.05 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 4.21 | 1.03 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 4.35 | 1 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 4.51 | 0.99 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 4.68 | 0.98 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 4.87 | 0.98 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 5.09 | 0.99 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 5.32 | 0.99 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 3.56 | 0.94 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 3.68 | 0.98 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 3.79 | 0.95 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 3.93 | 0.97 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 4.07 | 1 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 4.22 | 1.05 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 4.35 | 1.11 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 4.52 | 1.21 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 4.7 | 1.22 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 4.85 | 1.22 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 5.02 | 0.93 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 5.09 | 0.9 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 5.57 | 0.9 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 5.74 | 0.9 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 5.63 | 0.96 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 5.85 | 0.98 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 6.05 | 1.01 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 6.13 | 1.03 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 6.07 | 1.01 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 5.88 | 1.02 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 5.84 | 0.98 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 5.77 | 0.94 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 5.65 | 0.96 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 5.47 | 0.92 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 5.27 | 0.93 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 5.21 | 0.95 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 5.1 | 0.97 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 4.91 | 1.06 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 4.61 | 1.23 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 4.25 | 1.29 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 4.07 | 1.13 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 3.95 | 1.12 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 3.84 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1966 | 3.73 | 1.27 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 3.72 | 1.39 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 3.71 | 1.53 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 3.68 | 1.7 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 3.67 | 1.8 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 3.66 | 1.74 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 3.65 | 1.77 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 3.63 | 1.57 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3.61 | 1.57 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 3.6 | 1.57 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 3.58 | 1.57 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 3.56 | 1.54 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 3.55 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 3.52 | 1.47 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 3.49 | 1.46 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 3.47 | 1.47 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Saudi Arabia | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.78-0.13–3 | 0.550.37–0.75 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 1.75-0.36–3.3 | 0.520.28–0.79 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 1.69-0.39–3.37 | 0.490.21–0.79 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 1.66-0.36–3.6 | 0.480.16–0.81 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 1.59-0.26–3.75 | 0.480.13–0.83 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 1.5-0.05–3.71 | 0.460.11–0.84 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 1.37-0.07–3.53 | 0.450.05–0.85 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 1.35-0.1–3.56 | 0.440.02–0.86 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 1.33-0.16–3.41 | 0.43-0.03–0.86 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 1.32-0.19–3.37 | 0.42-0.04–0.87 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 1.3-0.32–3.3 | 0.42-0.08–0.88 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 1.29-0.25–3.2 | 0.4-0.1–0.9 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 1.28-0.25–3.15 | 0.39-0.13–0.87 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 1.26-0.37–3.2 | 0.39-0.15–0.87 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 1.24-0.4–3.2 | 0.38-0.18–0.88 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 1.22-0.54–3.09 | 0.36-0.22–0.85 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 1.21-0.39–3.08 | 0.35-0.23–0.89 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 1.19-0.4–3.01 | 0.33-0.27–0.87 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 1.18-0.52–2.97 | 0.33-0.31–0.87 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 1.16-0.49–2.94 | 0.31-0.34–0.87 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 1.15-0.54–2.96 | 0.29-0.36–0.86 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 1.13-0.49–2.9 | 0.28-0.37–0.87 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 1.12-0.49–2.9 | 0.26-0.38–0.87 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 1.1-0.58–2.83 | 0.26-0.39–0.85 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 1.09-0.57–2.89 | 0.24-0.42–0.84 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 1.07-0.68–2.84 | 0.24-0.43–0.84 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 1.06-0.62–2.88 | 0.23-0.46–0.84 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 1.05-0.54–2.8 | 0.22-0.48–0.85 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 1.03-0.6–2.73 | 0.21-0.49–0.85 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 1.02-0.55–2.72 | 0.21-0.48–0.84 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 1.01-0.55–2.78 | 0.2-0.52–0.85 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 0.99-0.68–2.7 | 0.19-0.53–0.84 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 0.98-0.64–2.63 | 0.2-0.53–0.86 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 0.97-0.64–2.61 | 0.21-0.54–0.89 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 0.96-0.68–2.59 | 0.22-0.53–0.95 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 0.95-0.73–2.68 | 0.21-0.56–0.94 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 0.93-0.69–2.6 | 0.21-0.57–0.97 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 0.92-0.7–2.45 | 0.22-0.56–0.96 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 0.91-0.72–2.47 | 0.23-0.58–0.97 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 0.89-0.89–2.5 | 0.23-0.56–0.96 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 0.88-0.68–2.41 | 0.23-0.6–0.97 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 0.87-0.83–2.38 | 0.24-0.59–0.98 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 0.86-0.77–2.32 | 0.24-0.62–0.99 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 0.85-0.73–2.38 | 0.25-0.63–1.01 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 0.83-0.83–2.34 | 0.25-0.66–1.01 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 0.82-0.89–2.34 | 0.25-0.64–1.02 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 0.8-0.82–2.38 | 0.24-0.67–1.03 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 0.79-0.87–2.24 | 0.25-0.68–1.04 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 0.78-0.87–2.23 | 0.23-0.7–1.06 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 0.77-0.94–2.28 | 0.23-0.72–1.03 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 0.76-0.96–2.25 | 0.22-0.72–1.04 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 0.75-0.98–2.27 | 0.23-0.73–1.07 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 0.74-0.9–2.22 | 0.22-0.76–1.05 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 0.74-0.94–2.18 | 0.21-0.75–1.03 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 0.73-1.02–2.18 | 0.2-0.77–1.05 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | 0.72-0.93–2.2 | 0.19-0.8–1.03 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | 0.72-0.96–2.26 | 0.18-0.88–1.04 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | 0.72-0.96–2.2 | 0.2-0.83–1.06 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | 0.71-0.96–2.21 | 0.18-0.9–1.05 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | 0.71-0.92–2.11 | 0.18-0.94–1.1 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 0.7-1.04–2.15 | 0.18-0.94–1.07 | -0 |
| 2085 | 0.7-1.07–2.13 | 0.16-1.02–1.09 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | 0.7-1.01–2.13 | 0.17-1.01–1.11 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | 0.7-1.05–2.08 | 0.17-0.97–1.1 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | 0.69-1.05–2.12 | 0.19-0.98–1.11 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | 0.69-0.97–2.09 | 0.18-0.96–1.08 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | 0.69-1.02–2.1 | 0.17-1–1.1 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | 0.68-0.96–2.1 | 0.18-1.01–1.11 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | 0.68-0.96–2.02 | 0.18-1.05–1.12 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | 0.67-0.98–2.01 | 0.17-1.07–1.12 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | 0.67-1.02–2.04 | 0.18-1.12–1.13 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | 0.66-1.02–2.04 | 0.17-1.09–1.15 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | 0.66-1.02–2.01 | 0.16-1.15–1.17 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | 0.65-1.04–2 | 0.16-1.16–1.13 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | 0.64-1.05–1.96 | 0.14-1.22–1.1 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | 0.64-1.03–1.95 | 0.15-1.21–1.11 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | 0.63-1.07–1.95 | 0.13-1.23–1.07 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time