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City profile · Saudi Arabia · Asia

Madinah

Medina Region · Saudi Arabia
City population
1,300,000
#4
in Saudi Arabia
#1
in Medina Region
#389
worldwide
RiyadhMadinah
24.469, 39.614 · 719 km from Riyadh
City population
1,300,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#4
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#389
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Saudi Arabia
3.5%
of the national population

About Madinah

Sulţānah lies just 4 km away with a population of 946,697, making the two cities closely spaced neighbours. Madinah has a population of 1,300,000 and ranks fourth among Saudi Arabian cities. It accounts for 3.5% of the national population and sits 719 km from Riyadh. The next-nearest city beyond Sulţānah is Badr Ḩunayn at 113 km away.

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
#4of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in Medina Region
#1of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Medina Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Distance to capital
719 km
to Riyadh
Elevation
603 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Coordinates
24.469, 39.614
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.

4KMSulţānah947K people113KMBadr Ḩunayn27K people163KMYanbu200K people168KMMahd adh Dhahab20K people195KMRābigh73K 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. Madinah1.3M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Madinah 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
Madinah1.3M

Madinah Population FAQ

What is the population of Madinah?

Madinah has a city population of 1,300,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Madinah?

Madinah is in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, 719 km from the capital, Riyadh. Its coordinates are 24.469, 39.614.

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

It is the 4th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Saudi Arabia, holding 3.5% of the national population.

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