Mecca Region · Saudi Arabia
Makkah population
1,578,722people · latest figure
Makkah has a population of 1,578,722, making it the 3rd largest place we list in Saudi Arabia. It is in Mecca Region.
Makkah holds 4.5% of Saudi Arabia's 35,165,787 people. Jeddah, the largest place we list there, is 3.0 times its size.
1,578,722
population
#3
in Saudi Arabia
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | Mecca Region | 4,697,000 |
| Riyadh | Riyadh Region | 4,205,961 |
| Madinah | Medina Region | 1,300,000 |
| Dammam | Eastern Province | 1,252,523 |
| Sulţānah | Medina Region | 946,697 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.