What is the population of Jeddah?
Jeddah has a city population of 4,697,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Saudi Arabia · Asia
Jeddah
City population
4,697,000
#1
in Saudi Arabia
#1
in Mecca Region
#65
worldwide
21.490, 39.186 · 849 km from Riyadh
About Jeddah
With a metropolitan population of 4,697,000, Jeddah ranks among Asia's largest cities. Located in Saudi Arabia at just 7 meters elevation, the city maintains an annual growth rate of 1.7%, reflecting steady demographic expansion. Population density stands at 2,936 people per km².
King Abdulaziz International Airport serves the city, connecting it to regional and international networks. Saleh Al-Turki leads the municipality's administration.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
4,697,000
0.057% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.65%
Archive estimateDensity
2,936/km²
1,600 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 11
Leadership
Saleh Al-Turki
Coordinates
21.490, 39.186
Record updated
21 April 2024
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 ArabiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Jeddah | 4.7M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- King Abdulaziz International AirportJED
21 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Saudi Arabia
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,703,271 |
| 1960 | 2,435,403 |
| 1970 | 3,562,470 |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 |
| 1990 | 10,640,691 |
| 2000 | 16,177,722 |
| 2010 | 25,157,128 |
| 2020 | 30,991,207 |
| 2030 | 37,443,751 |
| 2040 | 42,592,205 |
| 2050 | 47,693,910 |
| 2060 | 52,679,123 |
| 2070 | 57,462,529 |
| 2080 | 61,965,386 |
| 2090 | 66,465,149 |
| 2100 | 71,006,690 |
Jeddah Population FAQ
Where is Jeddah?
Jeddah is in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, 849 km from the capital, Riyadh. Its coordinates are 21.490, 39.186.
How big is Jeddah compared with other cities in Saudi Arabia?
It is the 1st largest of the 96 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, holding 12.7% of the national population.