Table 6 Average number of persons per households in governorate across regions
From: Variations in basic demographics consequential to population size of governorate in Saudi Arabia
Region | Saudi | Non Saudi | Total | Saudi | Non Saudi | Total | Saudi | Non Saudi | Total | Saudi | Non Saudi | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<50,000 | 50,000–100,000 | 100,000+ | Total | |||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||||
Al-Riyadh | 6.19 | 3.79 | 5.28 | 6.46 | 3.58 | 5.64 | 5.87 | 5.41 | 5.71 | 5.95 | 5.17 | 5.68 |
Makkah Al-Mokarramah | 5.87 | 2.82 | 5.15 | 5.31 | 3.53 | 4.85 | 4.9 | 4.93 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 4.87 | 4.92 |
Al-Madina Al-Monawarah | 6.28 | 2.95 | 5.63 | 5.48 | 4.78 | 5.39 | 5.61 | 5.49 | 5.58 | 5.7 | 5.22 | 5.58 |
Al-Qaseem | 6.61 | 3.85 | 5.87 | 6.58 | 4.94 | 6.19 | 6.66 | 4.67 | 6.12 | 6.64 | 4.48 | 6.06 |
Eastern Region | 7.1 | 5.52 | 6.7 | – | – | – | 6.38 | 5.95 | 6.27 | 6.42 | 5.92 | 6.29 |
Aseer | 6.65 | 3.97 | 6.13 | 6.3 | 3.43 | 5.75 | 6.32 | 4.27 | 5.85 | 6.34 | 4.08 | 5.85 |
Tabouk | 6 | 4.12 | 5.66 | – | – | – | 6.19 | 4.69 | 5.92 | 6.13 | 4.52 | 5.84 |
Hail | 7.54 | 2.7 | 5.91 | 7.4 | 2.82 | 6.76 | 7.53 | 4.89 | 6.93 | 7.51 | 4.15 | 6.73 |
Northern Borders | 7.75 | 5.2 | 7.27 | 8.01 | 5.5 | 7.54 | 7.76 | 5.68 | 7.36 | 7.83 | 5.56 | 7.4 |
Jazan | 7.15 | 4.93 | 6.72 | 7.47 | 5.39 | 7.13 | 6.81 | 5.32 | 6.49 | 6.98 | 5.22 | 6.62 |
Najran | 6.59 | 2.68 | 5.78 | 6.53 | 6.45 | 6.52 | 6.77 | 4.03 | 5.96 | 6.69 | 4.02 | 6.01 |
Al-Baha | 6.62 | 2.55 | 5.77 | 8.21 | 4.47 | 5.79 | – | – | – | 6.38 | 3.46 | 5.75 |
Al-Jouf | 8.03 | 4.01 | 7.06 | – | – | – | 8.2 | 4.83 | 7.42 | 8.18 | 4.73 | 7.38 |
Total | 6.58 | 3.84 | 5.9 | 6.43 | 3.84 | 5.85 | 5.84 | 5.18 | 5.63 | 5.97 | 5 | 5.67 |
2010 | ||||||||||||
Al-Riyadh | 6.16 | 2.94 | 4.77 | 6.6 | 2.85 | 5.38 | 6.64 | 4.37 | 5.7 | 6.61 | 4.22 | 5.63 |
Makkah Al-Mokarramah | 5.81 | 2.62 | 5.03 | 5.39 | 3.05 | 4.65 | 5.53 | 4.34 | 5.05 | 5.54 | 4.28 | 5.01 |
Al-Madina Al-Monawarah | 6.73 | 3.76 | 5.02 | 5.86 | 2.59 | 5.16 | 6.15 | 4.3 | 5.52 | 6.11 | 4.1 | 5.48 |
Al-Qaseem | 6.6 | 3.34 | 5.69 | – | – | – | 7.25 | 3.38 | 5.9 | 7.07 | 3.37 | 5.84 |
Eastern Region | 7.5 | 4.3 | 6.51 | 7.76 | 3.13 | 6.41 | 6.92 | 4.32 | 6.11 | 6.96 | 4.3 | 6.14 |
Aseer | 6.25 | 2.77 | 5.17 | 6.62 | 2.84 | 5.81 | 6.45 | 3.27 | 5.61 | 6.48 | 3.17 | 5.64 |
Tabouk | 6.49 | 2.87 | 5.55 | 6.26 | 3.08 | 5.65 | 6.53 | 3.82 | 5.95 | 6.5 | 3.53 | 5.84 |
Hail | 7.39 | 2.37 | 5.49 | 6.66 | 2.9 | 6.19 | 7.72 | 3.54 | 6.48 | 7.45 | 3.23 | 6.27 |
Northern Borders | 8.48 | 4.78 | 7.65 | 7.86 | 3.14 | 6.83 | 8.55 | 3.67 | 7.36 | 8.35 | 3.7 | 7.26 |
Jazan | 6.87 | 3.12 | 6.52 | 7.6 | 4.58 | 6.97 | 7.29 | 4.22 | 6.44 | 7.39 | 4.32 | 6.64 |
Najran | 6.69 | 2.56 | 5.76 | 6.81 | 4.69 | 6.43 | 7.05 | 3.27 | 5.68 | 6.93 | 3.3 | 5.81 |
Al-Baha | 6.26 | 2.24 | 5.25 | 6.42 | 2.77 | 5.44 | – | – | – | 6.37 | 2.63 | 5.39 |
Al-Jouf | 6.93 | 3.01 | 5.71 | – | – | – | 7.29 | 3.37 | 6.13 | 7.25 | 3.33 | 6.09 |
Total | 6.58 | 3.01 | 5.47 | 6.65 | 3.17 | 5.8 | 6.41 | 4.21 | 5.6 | 6.45 | 4.08 | 5.6 |