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Buraydah

Al-Qassim Region · Saudi Arabia
City population
745,353
#7
in Saudi Arabia
#1
in Al-Qassim Region
#737
worldwide
RiyadhBuraydah
26.326, 43.975 · 330 km from Riyadh
City population
745,353
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#7
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#737
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Saudi Arabia
2.0%
of the national population

About Buraydah

At 606 m elevation, Buraydah has a population of 745,353 and is the largest city in Al-Qassim Region, accounting for 2% of Saudi Arabia's national population. It sits 330 km from Riyadh. Unaizah, the next-largest settlement in the region, lies 25 km away with a population of 183,319.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Saudi Arabia
#7of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Al-Qassim Region
#1of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Al-Qassim Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Distance to capital
330 km
to Riyadh
Elevation
606 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Coordinates
26.326, 43.975
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 96 in Saudi Arabia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

25KMUnaizah183K people38KMAl Bukayrīyah43K people39KM‘Uyūn al Jiwā’16K people45KMAl Badā’i‘ al Wusţá48K people45KMAl Khabrā’17K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Buraydah745K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Buraydah compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Buraydah745K

Buraydah Population FAQ

What is the population of Buraydah?

Buraydah has a city population of 745,353. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Buraydah?

Buraydah is in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia, 330 km from the capital, Riyadh. Its coordinates are 26.326, 43.975.

How big is Buraydah compared with other cities in Saudi Arabia?

It is the 7th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Saudi Arabia, holding 2.0% of the national population.

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