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Overview of Expatriates
Residents in Saudi Arabia
13.4 Million
Total number of residents
Males
0
%
Females
0
%
Nationalities
+
0
Residing in
the Kingdom
Households
0
Individuals
0
(Average size of a household)
Age Groups of Residents
Years
+
0
40000
Years
54-
9000000
Years
0
-0
1300000
Years
74-
0
880000
Years
24-
0
123000
Marital Status of Residents
- Married
6800000
- Never married
4900000
- Divorced
110000
- Children
1350000
- Widowed
140000
Housing Ownership of Residents
4,021,177
Housing
Units
Owners
160000
4
%
Renters
3000000
4
%
Housing Provided by:
- A Private Sector Job
660000
0.9
%
- A Family Member
37000
0.9
%
- A Public Sector Job
66000
1.6
%
- Others
23700
0.5
%
- Charities
4900
0.1
%
- Philanthropists
35000
0.9
%
Expatriates Visiting Saudi Arabia (2023)
Purpose of Visit:
Religious purposes
40
%
Leisure and holidays
20
%
Visiting friends and family
20
%
Business
5
%
Other
5
%
Duration of Visit
Total overnight stays
Million Nights
400
- Average Duration of stay
nights
- 44% of Tourists stayed
nights
-14
Work
Here is Saudi Arabia
Striving for Higher Standards and Better Work
Million expatriate workers
+
0
Unemployment rate among residents
0
%
Labor lawsuits resolved amicably
0
%
Rate of expatriates' satisfaction with living conditions
0
%
Salary in Riyals by Age Group
Finance & Investment
Here is Saudi Arabia
The Ideal Investment Destination
Billion SAR
0
Total remittances in 2023
billion sar
0
Foreign investment balance until Q1 2024
Foreign Companies
0
Saudi Arabia is Ranked
Globally
0
Arab world
0
Countries sending International Remittances
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Over the Past 20 Years
- Billion SAR
FDI by Sectors (till 2022)
FDI by Regions (till 2022)
- Billion SAR
Top Sources of FDI (till 2022)
- Billion SAR
Top Foreign-Owned Companies in the Stock Market
- 21.72%
- 462,000
- 19.94%
- 15,300
- 19.26%
- 60,000
- 18.98%
- 60,000
- 18.16%
- 40,000
- 17.30%
- 7,817
- 17.12%
- 89,530
- 15.78%
- 1,849,320
- 14.96%
- 4,800,000
- 19.94%
- 2,250,000
- ownership
- shares
Rates vary periodically (measured on September 16, 2024)
Technology and E-Services
Saudi Arabia: A Wave of Digital Transformation Across the Nation
Companies
0
benefitting from the deep tech incubation program
Million
0
+
residency renewals processed through Absher
Thousand
0
+
residency issuance and renewal transactions
Thousand
0
+
authorizations for visitors to drive vehicles
Entrepreneurs
0
+k
benefitting from the deep tech incubation program
Million
+
0
exit and re-entry visas issued through Absher in 2023
Government E-Services for Expatriates
Services
500
provided by ministries and authorities
80
%
Free of charge
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Services
0
Culture, Entertainment and Tourism
Saudi Arabia: A Cultural Diversity Redefining Entertainment and Tourism
Million
30
expatriates attended entertainment events
Million
30
foreign tourists visited the Kingdom
of Expatriates
30
%
attended one of the Saudi entertainment seasons
Health
Saudi Arabia: "Health Comes First"
Health insurance
20
companies providing services to expatriates
20
%
of births for non-Saudis under the supervision of specialists
Million
0
+
expatriates visited non-surgical emergency departments in Ministry of Health hospitals
Million
+
0
expatriates visited outpatient clinics in Ministry of Health hospitals
Thousand
+
20
expatriates visited surgical emergency departments in the Ministry of Health hospitals
Thousand
+
20
expatriates hospitalized in other government hospitals
20
%
of expatriates hospitalized in the Ministry of Health hospitals
Education
Saudi Arabia: Educational Horizons Encouraging Creativity for a Promising Future
Million
0
expatriate students enrolled in schools in 2024
Males
0
%
Females
0
%
2022
children of irregular resident conditions were allowed to enroll in schools
By Educational Stage
Thousand
70
expatriate university students in 2023
Males
60
%
Females
0
%
Obtained Patents in 2023
1300
Number of expatriates who obtained patents
300
%
increase in the number of expatriates who obtained patents compared to Saudis
Hajj and Umrah
In Saudi Arabia: Serving the Guests of Allah, A Deep-Rooted Legacy
Hajj pilgrims in the past 30 years
41200000
Foreign Umrah pilgrims since 2017
58000000
Number of Umrah Performers
Million
9
Non-Saudi Umrah performers from within Saudi Arabia 2023
Million
10
Umrah performers from abroad in 2023
Million
+
0
Umrah visas issued in the first half of 2024
Number of Pilgrims
60000
Non-Saudi Hajj pilgrims from within Saudi Arabia 2024
Million
1
%
Hajj pilgrims from abroad Saudi Arabia 2024
Non-Profit Sector, Social Development, and Relief:
Saudi Arabia: Unlimited Generosity
Saudi Aid Platform
Billion SAR
70
Aid to visitors (refugees) inside the Kingdom
Billion SAR
20
For Syrians
Billion SAR
40
For Yemenis
Billion SAR
8
For Rohingya
Total Aid Provided by Saudi Arabiafor Humanitarian Development Projects
Project
7100
Country
160
Billion SAR
410
Egypt
billion SAR
120
60
Yemen
45
Pakistan
25
Syria
25
Iraq
18
Palestine
Number of Projects by Year
projects
0
2022
projects
0
2023
projects
0
2024
Saudi Development Fund
850
Projects
Billion SAR
100
Total aid
Saudi Development Fund Projects Cost
- Billion SAR
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center
3000
Projects
Billion SAR
25
Total aid
26000
Beneficiaries of the
Prosthetics Program
61000
Beneficiaries of the Child Soldier Rehabilitation Project
Project Costs by Year
- Billion SAR