Riyadh Province

Province of Saudi Arabia

The Riyadh Region is a region of Saudi Arabia, also called Al-Wosta, located in the center of the country. It has an area of 404,240 km² and a population of 8,216,284, making it the second-largest province in terms of both area and population . Its capital is the city of Riyadh, which is also the national capital. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Riyadh Province	375,013.4 km²
Population	8.1 million
Male Population	4,757,993 (58.8%)
Female Population	3,331,122 (41.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+446.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+61.2%
Median Age	26.9 years
Male Median Age	28.4 years
Female Median Age	24.7 years
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time

Map of Riyadh Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,480,383	3,607,238	5,019,466	8,089,115
Population Density	3.95 / km²	9.62 / km²	13.4 / km²	21.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 61.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Riyadh Province	+446.4%	+124.2%	+61.2%
Saudi Arabia	+325%	+93.1%	+47.5%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Riyadh Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	334,954	293,230	628,185
5-9	381,483	344,410	725,893
10-14	404,852	370,061	774,913
15-19	398,559	343,844	742,403
20-24	461,662	335,439	797,102
25-29	588,904	391,101	980,005
30-34	587,278	336,167	923,446
35-39	491,470	285,958	777,429
40-44	365,240	202,349	567,589
45-49	283,548	163,902	447,450
50-54	200,869	121,434	322,303
55-59	108,216	58,856	167,073
60-64	65,174	36,118	101,292
65-69	52,919	24,348	77,268
70-74	22,334	16,785	39,119
75-79	10,532	7,118	17,651
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 21.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Riyadh Province	8.1 million	375,013.4 km²	21.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	189,452	n/a	n/a
100	220,715	1.5%	3,126
200	257,136	1.5%	3,642
300	299,568	1.5%	4,243
400	349,002	1.5%	4,943
500	406,593	1.5%	5,759
600	473,687	1.5%	6,709
700	464,213	-0.2%	-947
800	454,739	-0.2%	-947
900	416,845	-0.9%	-3,789
1000	378,950	-0.9%	-3,789
1100	392,844	0.4%	1,389
1200	406,739	0.3%	1,389
1300	420,634	0.3%	1,389
1400	369,476	-1.3%	-5,115
1500	378,950	0.3%	947
1600	426,318	1.2%	4,736
1700	378,950	-1.2%	-4,736
1800	394,038	0.4%	1,508
1900	490,701	2.2%	9,666
1910	507,637	3.5%	16,936
1920	521,861	2.8%	14,224
1930	549,330	5.3%	27,469
1940	578,240	5.3%	28,910
1950	608,667	5.3%	30,427
1960	774,705	27.3%	166,038
1970	1,097,346	41.6%	322,641
1990	3,607,238	81.3%	1,254,946
2000	5,019,466	39.1%	1,412,228
2020	9,047,689	34.3%	2,014,111
2030	10,922,722	20.7%	1,875,033
2040	12,703,070	16.3%	1,780,348
2050	14,235,315	12.1%	1,532,245
2060	15,454,119	8.6%	1,218,804
2070	16,260,859	5.2%	806,740
2080	16,668,454	2.5%	407,595
2090	16,705,889	0.2%	37,435
2100	16,421,392	-1.7%	-284,497

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Riyadh Province

Cities in Riyadh Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ad Dalam, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia	14.8 km²	35,800	6,253 / mi²
Ad-Dawadimi, Saudi Arabia	30,710.5 km²	267,451	22.6 / mi²
Afif, Saudi Arabia	22,208.7 km²	79,351	9.25 / mi²
Al Ghat, Saudi Arabia	1,035 km²	18,430	46.1 / mi²
Al Harig, Saudi Arabia	3,245.1 km²	17,687	14.1 / mi²
Al Majma'ah	27,296.8 km²	158,600	15.0 / mi²
Al Quwaiyah, Saudi Arabia	50,722.4 km²	144,969	7.4 / mi²
Al Zulfi, Saudi Arabia	1,890.9 km²	79,147	108.4 / mi²
Al-Aflaj, Saudi Arabia	61,953.1 km²	82,549	3.45 / mi²
Al-Muzahmiyya, Saudi Arabia	4,675.7 km²	70,231	38.9 / mi²
Dhurma, Saudi Arabia	4,577 km²	28,395	16.1 / mi²
Diriyah	1,713.8 km²	146,086	220.8 / mi²
Hareem, Saudi Arabia	2,745.6 km²	23,023	21.7 / mi²
Ramah, Saudi Arabia	18,985.7 km²	17,801	2.43 / mi²
Riyadh	9,135.3 km²	6.2 million	1,762 / mi²
Shaqra, Saudi Arabia	8,342.7 km²	68,203	21.2 / mi²
Tamrah, As Sullayl, Saudi Arabia	1.663 km²	1,699	2,645 / mi²
Wadi Al Dawaser, Saudi Arabia	55,668.3 km²	129,538	6.03 / mi²
ثادق, السعودية	4,084.7 km²	19,869	12.6 / mi²
حوطة بني تميم, السعودية	2,078.2 km²	53,034	66.1 / mi²

Other Regions in Saudi Arabia

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
'Asir Province	79,830.4 km²	2.3 million	73.4 / mi²
Al Baha, Saudi Arabia	9,930.9 km²	441,946	115.3 / mi²
Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia	87,643.4 km²	512,802	15.2 / mi²
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia	147,531.5 km²	2.0 million	35.6 / mi²
Al-Qassim	72,002.7 km²	1.4 million	52.0 / mi²
Eastern Province	520,163 km²	4.9 million	24.2 / mi²
Ha'il	112,817.6 km²	653,499	15.0 / mi²
Jazan, Saudi Arabia	12,316.7 km²	1.5 million	325.2 / mi²
Makkah, Saudi Arabia	137,910.5 km²	7.9 million	147.8 / mi²
Najran Province	130,258.7 km²	586,806	11.7 / mi²
Northern Borders Province	107,610.3 km²	367,898	8.85 / mi²
Tabuk Province	132,079.4 km²	841,842	16.5 / mi²

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