Saudi Arabia: Population ages 65 and above, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Saudi Arabia's population ages 65 and above, female rose 9.2% on 2024 (from 467,421 to 510,518).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.3% and a typical year strayed about 2.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.5% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.7% in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 23,243 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Saudi Arabia had the 84th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Saudi Arabia in the 2025 ranking

• Croatia — 81st of 217: 539,065
• Dominican Republic — 82nd of 217: 532,467
• Guatemala — 83rd of 217: 512,590
• New Zealand — 85th of 217: 498,380
• Ireland — 86th of 217: 471,183
• Singapore — 87th of 217: 467,111

What this measures

Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population ages 65 and above, female in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 613,035 (2025)
• Algeria — 1.67 million (2025)
• Bahrain — 30,558 (2025)
• Djibouti — 32,559 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 3.54 million (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 4.08 million (2025)
• Iraq — 959,251 (2025)
• Israel — 709,929 (2025)
• Jordan — 282,206 (2025)
• Kuwait — 72,255 (2025)
• Lebanon

More health data for Saudi Arabia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.7% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.63% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4.28 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 29.28% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4.45 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 19.92% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 8.73 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 23.62% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.89% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Saudi Arabia's population ages 65 and above, female?

510,518 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1,101% from 42,507 in 1960 (3.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 510,518 in 2025 and the lowest 42,507 in 1960.

How does Saudi Arabia rank?

84th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population ages 65 and above, female unusual for Saudi Arabia?

In 2025, Saudi Arabia's population ages 65 and above, female rose 9.2% on 2024 (from 467,421 to 510,518). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.3% and a typical year strayed about 2.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.65UP.FE.IN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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