Population, female (% of total population) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population, female (% of total population) was 39.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Saudi Arabia is 39.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 48.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2016.
Saudi Arabia ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female (% of total population) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.8% | — |
| 1961 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 39.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 78% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 39.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.3%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 47.3% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 45.9% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 39.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 37.2% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 39.1% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Population, female in Saudi Arabia was 39.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.