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Saudi Arabia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Saudi Arabia had an estimated population of 23,130,024 in 2005, with 51 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Saudi Arabia today — population now 33,699,947, against 23,130,024 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1ad-Dammam1,617,873
2al-Hufuf818,840

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1RiyadhRiyadh4,208,051
2JiddahMakkah2,869,141
3MeccaMakkah1,324,383
4al-Madīnahal-Madīnah944,925
5ad-Dammāmaš-Šarqīyah769,057
6aţ-ŢāʿīfMakkah531,183
7TabūkTabūk363,676
8Buraydahal-Qaşīm349,902
9al-Hufūfaš-Šarqīyah296,090
10al-Mubarrazaš-Šarqīyah287,249
11H̱amīs MušayţʿAsīr282,894
12H̨āʿilH̨āʿil242,018
13al-H̱arjRiyadh213,896
14al-H̱ubaraš-Šarqīyah187,457
15H̨afar-al-Bāţinaš-Šarqīyah181,452
16aṯ-Ṯuqbahaš-Šarqīyah165,212
17AbhāʿAsīr145,539
18ʿUnayzahal-Qaşīm132,775
19al-Qaţīfaš-Šarqīyah129,690
20NajrānNajrān128,541
21al-H̨awīyahMakkah122,370
22Yanbual-Madīnah115,932
23Araʿaral-H̨udūd-aš-Šamālīyah110,326
24al-Jubaylaš-Šarqīyah103,207
25az̨-Z̨ahranaš-Šarqīyah96,613
26Sakākahal-Jawf95,438
27ar-Rassal-Qaşīm82,875
28JīzānJīzān81,799
29Sayhātaš-Šarqīyah76,120
30al-Qurayyahal-H̨udūd-aš-Šamālīyah76,075
31al-H̱afjīaš-Šarqīyah65,198
32az-ZulfīRiyadh59,931
33Rah̨īmahaš-Šarqīyah59,615
34BīšahʿAsīr56,432
35al-Jawfal-Jawf56,175
36ad-DawādimīRiyadh54,480
37ŠarūrahNajrān52,402
38ŞabyāJīzān50,543
39Tārūtaš-Šarqīyah49,892
40Şafwahaš-Šarqīyah48,888
41Abū ʿArīsʿAsīr45,613
42ad-DilamRiyadh42,559
43al-MajmaʿahRiyadh42,466
44Buqayqaš-Šarqīyah41,936
45RābigMakkah41,659
46ʿAfīfRiyadh40,356
47Ţurayfal-H̨udūd-aš-Šamālīyah33,407
48D̨arīyahNajrān33,201
49Umm LajjTabūk32,194
50Rafh̨ahal-H̨udūd-aš-Šamālīyah31,438
51al-Bāh̨ahal-Bāh̨ah19,397

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Makkah5,822,976
2Riyadh5,516,882
3aš-Šarqīyah3,377,053
4ʿAsīr1,739,188
5al-Madīnah1,501,222
6Jīzān1,252,264
7al-Qaşīm1,094,456
8Tabūk617,337
9al-Bāh̨ah588,237
10H̨āʿil567,110
11Najrān425,246
12al-Jawf389,086
13al-H̨udūd-aš-Šamālīyah238,967

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.