The share of urban population in Saudi Arabia saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 84.95 percent. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the share in Saudi Arabia with 84.95 percent. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).
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Saudi Arabia: Degree of urbanization from 2013 to 2023
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). Saudi Arabia: Degree of urbanization from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262497/degree-of-urbanization-in-saudi-arabia/
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