Eastern Province

Province of Saudi Arabia

The Eastern Province is the largest province of Saudi Arabia by area. The province's capital is the city of Dammam, which hosts the majority of the region's population and its seat of government. The Eastern Province is the third most populous province in Saudi Arabia, after Makkah and Riyadh . Source: Wikipedia

Area of Eastern Province	520,163 km²
Population	4.9 million
Male Population	2,894,440 (59.6%)
Female Population	1,964,196 (40.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+402%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+56.4%
Median Age	27.2 years
Male Median Age	28.7 years
Female Median Age	25 years
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time

Map of Eastern Province

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	967,854	2,276,149	3,106,280	4,858,636
Population Density	1.86 / km²	4.38 / km²	5.97 / km²	9.34 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 56.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Eastern Province	+402%	+113.5%	+56.4%
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

Eastern Province Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	192,504	171,792	364,296
5-9	230,683	195,784	426,467
10-14	235,736	198,840	434,576
15-19	236,188	196,031	432,220
20-24	285,756	221,627	507,383
25-29	357,702	248,514	606,217
30-34	385,596	209,189	594,785
35-39	320,957	162,998	483,955
40-44	225,387	111,122	336,510
45-49	167,312	90,837	258,150
50-54	111,996	65,222	177,219
55-59	63,852	37,684	101,536
60-64	38,777	23,885	62,662
65-69	25,192	17,219	42,412
70-74	11,155	9,246	20,402
75-79	5,646	4,208	9,854
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

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

Population Density

Population Density: 9.34 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Eastern Province	4.9 million	520,163 km²	9.34 / 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	118,719	n/a	n/a
100	138,270	1.5%	1,955
200	161,045	1.5%	2,277
300	187,573	1.5%	2,652
400	218,477	1.5%	3,090
500	254,476	1.5%	3,599
600	296,414	1.5%	4,193
700	290,567	-0.2%	-584
800	284,720	-0.2%	-584
900	261,015	-0.9%	-2,370
1000	237,309	-0.9%	-2,370
1100	245,972	0.4%	866
1200	254,624	0.3%	865
1300	263,276	0.3%	865
1400	231,303	-1.3%	-3,197
1500	237,224	0.3%	592
1600	267,082	1.2%	2,985
1700	237,432	-1.2%	-2,965
1800	246,878	0.4%	944
1900	313,204	2.4%	6,632
1910	324,970	3.8%	11,766
1920	335,092	3.1%	10,122
1930	353,832	5.6%	18,740
1940	373,634	5.6%	19,802
1950	394,553	5.6%	20,919
1960	503,812	27.7%	109,259
1970	715,979	42.1%	212,167
1990	2,276,149	78.3%	780,085
2000	3,106,280	36.5%	830,131
2020	5,470,744	32.7%	1,182,232
2030	6,608,390	20.8%	1,137,646
2040	7,684,811	16.3%	1,076,421
2050	8,600,010	11.9%	915,199
2060	9,324,622	8.4%	724,612
2070	9,773,761	4.8%	449,139
2080	9,975,414	2.1%	201,653
2090	9,968,354	-0.1%	-7,060
2100	9,764,244	-2%	-204,110

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 Eastern Province

Cities in Eastern Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Abqaiq	4,502.3 km²	25,144	14.5 / mi²
Al Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia	367.7 km²	284,632	2,004 / mi²
Al Khobar	182.9 km²	253,776	3,593 / mi²
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia	9,476.3 km²	85,163	23.3 / mi²
Al Nairyah, Saudi Arabia	25,431.3 km²	90,163	9.18 / mi²
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia	410,713 km²	1.3 million	8.32 / mi²
Dammam	933.6 km²	1.4 million	3,763 / mi²
Dhahran	454.4 km²	236,717	1,349 / mi²
Hafar Al-Batin governorate	41,081.4 km²	372,583	23.5 / mi²
Jubail governorate	914.1 km²	150,733	427.1 / mi²
Qatif governorate	519 km²	580,434	2,896 / mi²
Ulya Village, Saudi Arabia	25,014 km²	27,555	2.85 / 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
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
Riyadh Province	375,013.4 km²	8.1 million	55.9 / mi²
Tabuk Province	132,079.4 km²	841,842	16.5 / mi²

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