Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Region
Governorates
The population of the governorates (muḥafaẓat) in Riyadh Region by census years.
| Name | Native | Status | Population Census 2004-09-15 | Population Census 2010-04-28 | Population Census 2022-05-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad-Dawādmī | الدوادمي | Governorate | 190,432 | 216,811 | 200,620 | → |
| Ad-Dilam [← Al-Kharj] | الدلم | Governorate | ... | ... | 54,822 | → |
| Ad-Dir'iyah | الدرعية | Governorate | 60,860 | 72,423 | 95,834 | → |
| 'Afïf | عفيف | Governorate | 68,678 | 78,577 | 71,616 | → |
| Al-'Aflāj | الأفلاج | Governorate | 60,077 | 68,840 | 54,544 | → |
| Al-Ghāṭ | الغاط | Governorate | 10,269 | 15,202 | 10,799 | → |
| Al-Ḥarīq [Al-Hareeq] | الحريق | Governorate | 13,488 | 14,776 | 10,864 | → |
| Al-Kharj [As-Saīḥ] | الخرج | Governorate | ... | ... | 373,177 | → |
| Al-Majma'ah | المجمعة | Governorate | 111,668 | 133,313 | 151,877 | → |
| Al-Muzāḥimiyah | المزاحمية | Governorate | 35,942 | 38,967 | 62,760 | → |
| Al-Qūway'iyah | القويعية | Governorate | ... | ... | 71,410 | → |
| Ar-Rayn [← Al-Qūway'iyah] | الرين | Governorate | ... | ... | 28,243 | → |
| Ar-Riyāḍ [Riyadh] | الرياض | Governorate | 4,138,329 | 5,271,991 | 7,009,120 | → |
| As-Sulayyil | السليل | Governorate | 34,999 | 36,275 | 35,271 | → |
| Az-Zulfī | الزلفي | Governorate | 62,980 | 69,336 | 74,903 | → |
| Ḍurmā [Dhurma] | ضرما | Governorate | 19,706 | 22,422 | 26,299 | → |
| Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm [Hotat Bani Tamim] | حوطة بني تميم | Governorate | 39,834 | 43,716 | 41,854 | → |
| Ḥuraymilā' | حريملاء | Governorate | 12,645 | 15,095 | 21,758 | → |
| Marāt [← Ar-Riyāḍ] | مرات | Governorate | ... | ... | 9,846 | → |
| Rimāḥ | رماح | Governorate | 25,387 | 28,036 | 35,683 | → |
| Shaqrā' [Shaqraa] | شقراء | Governorate | 34,725 | 40,824 | 46,403 | → |
| Thādiq [Thadig] | ثادق | Governorate | 15,253 | 17,046 | 12,510 | → |
| Wādī ad-Dawāsir | وادي الدواسر | Governorate | 92,714 | 105,234 | 91,535 | → |
| Ar-Riyāḍ [Riyadh] | الرياض | Region | 5,458,273 | 6,792,776 | 8,591,748 |
Contents: Places
The population of all places with at least 2500 inhabitants in Riyadh Region by census years.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, citizenship).| Name | Native | Status | Governorat | Population Census 2004-09-15 | Population Census 2010-04-28 | Population Census 2022-05-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad-Dawādmī | الدوادمي | Place | Ad-Dawādmī | 53,130 | 61,834 | 86,861 | → |
| Ad-Dilam | الدلم | Place | Ad-Dilam | 34,931 | 40,114 | 39,267 | → |
| Ad-Dir'iyah | الدرعية | Place | Ad-Dir'iyah | 33,240 | 43,269 | 61,609 | → |
| Aḍ-Ḍuby'ah [Al-Dhubya] | الضبيعة | Place | Ad-Dilam | 5,727 | 5,487 | 3,775 | → |
| 'Afïf | عفيف | Place | 'Afïf | 39,601 | 45,525 | 47,340 | → |
| Al-Aḥmar | الاحمر | Place | Al-'Aflāj | 3,228 | ... | 2,628 | → |
| Al-'Amājyah | العماجية | Place | Ar-Riyāḍ | 1,487 | ... | 8,156 | → |
| 'Alaqh | علقه | Place | Az-Zulfī | 3,961 | ... | 4,109 | → |
| Al-'Arṭāwīyah | الأرطاوية | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 8,945 | 10,596 | 8,684 | → |
| Al-Badī' ash-Shamalī | البديع الشمالي | Place | Al-'Aflāj | 6,319 | 7,194 | 5,417 | → |
| Al-Bijādyah | البجادية | Place | Ad-Dawādmī | 4,487 | ... | 8,560 | → |
| Al-Ghāṭ | الغاط | Place | Al-Ghāṭ | 6,977 | 8,746 | 8,683 | → |
| Al-Hadār | الهدار | Place | Al-'Aflāj | 3,584 | ... | 3,829 | → |
| Al-Ḥarīq [Al-Hareeq] | الحريق | Place | Al-Ḥarīq | 7,375 | 8,473 | 6,895 | → |
| Al-Hayāthim [Al-Hayathem] | الهياثم | Place | Al-Kharj | 9,185 | 10,495 | 13,893 | → |
| Al-Ḥā'yir [Al-Haier] | الحائر | Place | Ar-Riyāḍ | 15,913 | 16,845 | 13,951 | → |
| Al-Ḥulwah [Al-Holwah] | الحلوة | Place | Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm | 5,707 | 6,374 | 4,973 | → |
| Al-Jubaylah | الجبيله | Place | Ad-Dir'iyah | 928 | ... | 8,005 | → |
| Al-Kharj [As-Saīḥ] | الخرج | Place | Al-Kharj | 201,062 | 234,607 | 295,462 | → |
| Al-Majma'ah | المجمعة | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 39,949 | 47,743 | 70,243 | → |
| Al-Muzāḥimiyah | المزاحمية | Place | Al-Muzāḥimiyah | 24,338 | 30,164 | 55,604 | → |
| Al-Qaṣab | القصب | Place | Shaqrā' | 3,164 | ... | 3,575 | → |
| Al-Qūway'iyah | القويعية | Place | Al-Qūway'iyah | 18,340 | 22,519 | 28,589 | → |
| Al-'Uyaynah | العيينة | Place | Ad-Dir'iyah | 7,230 | 8,523 | 8,649 | → |
| Al-Waqif al-Qarā'yin | الوقف القرائن | Place | Shaqrā' | 673 | ... | 2,575 | → |
| Al-Yamāmah | اليمامة | Place | Al-Kharj | 4,955 | 5,821 | 4,069 | → |
| An-Nāīfiyah | النايفية | Place | Al-Kharj | ... | ... | 7,456 | → |
| 'Arjā' [Arja'a] | عرجاء | Place | Ad-Dawādmī | 4,524 | 5,163 | 2,633 | → |
| Ar-Rayn | الرين | Place | Ar-Rayn | 858 | ... | 2,726 | → |
| Ar-Riyāḍ [Riyadh] | الرياض | Place | Ar-Riyāḍ | 4,088,469 | 5,188,286 | 6,924,566 | → |
| Ar-Rūyaḍah [Ar-Rayadah] | الرويضة | Place | Al-Qūway'iyah | 5,070 | 6,478 | 7,916 | → |
| Ash-Shadīdah | الشديده | Place | Al-Kharj | 955 | ... | 5,156 | → |
| Ash-Shimāl | الشمال | Place | Al-Kharj | ... | ... | 3,432 | → |
| As-Sulayyil | السليل | Place | As-Sulayyil | 23,607 | 26,639 | 25,136 | → |
| As-Sulṭānyah | السلطانيه | Place | Al-Kharj | ... | ... | 4,226 | → |
| Az-Zulfī | الزلفي | Place | Az-Zulfī | 52,260 | 60,867 | 68,317 | → |
| Banbān | بنبان | Place | Ar-Riyāḍ | 199 | ... | 10,793 | → |
| Ḍurmā [Dhurma] | ضرما | Place | Ḍurmā | 10,239 | 11,461 | 16,344 | → |
| Ḥarmah | حرمة | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 7,394 | 8,701 | 7,775 | → |
| Ḥaūṭat Sudaīr | حوطة سدير | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 11,738 | 18,954 | 14,813 | → |
| Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm [Hotat Bani Tamim] | حوطة بني تميم | Place | Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm | 16,331 | 26,270 | 30,720 | → |
| Ḥuraymilā' | حريملاء | Place | Ḥuraymilā' | 8,460 | 9,696 | 9,842 | → |
| 'Irqah | عرقة | Place | Ar-Riyāḍ | 10,807 | 12,284 | 42,179 | → |
| Jalājl | جلاجل | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 2,852 | ... | 3,411 | → |
| Kuliyah al-Malik 'Abd al-'Azīz al-Ḥarbiyah [King Abdulaziz Military College] | كليه الملك عبدالعزيز الحربيه | Military Institution | Ad-Dir'iyah | 13,604 | ... | 7,154 | → |
| Laylā | ليلى | Place | Al-'Aflāj | 27,059 | 30,906 | 29,698 | → |
| Malham | ملهم | Place | Ḥuraymilā' | 1,595 | ... | 8,932 | → |
| Maqbūlah | مقبولة | Place | Al-Kharj | 574 | ... | 3,301 | → |
| Marāt | مرات | Place | Marāt | 8,704 | 11,768 | 6,574 | → |
| Mazāri' al-Malqā | مزارع الملقى | Place | Ad-Dir'iyah | ... | ... | 2,725 | → |
| Mazāri' as-Sahbā' | مزارع السهباء | Place | Al-Kharj | 3,344 | ... | 3,460 | → |
| Mazra'h Aghnām | مزرعه اغنام وماحولها من مزارع | Place | Al-Majma'ah | ... | ... | 5,211 | → |
| Na'jān | نعجان | Place | Ad-Dilam | 4,557 | 5,125 | 3,634 | → |
| Qāi'dat al-Amīr Sulṭān [Prince Sultan Base] | قاعدة الامير سلطان | Military Institution | Al-Kharj | 6,916 | ... | 7,530 | → |
| Quṣūr al-Muqbil | قصور ال مقبل | Place | Ḍurmā | 2,761 | ... | 2,924 | → |
| Rawḍah Sudaīr | روضة سدير | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 3,428 | ... | 5,304 | → |
| Rimāḥ | رماح | Place | Rimāḥ | 18,162 | 20,276 | 25,031 | → |
| Sājir [Sajer] | ساجر | Place | Ad-Dawādmī | 11,471 | 12,921 | 14,858 | → |
| Shaqrā' [Shaqraa] | شقراء | Place | Shaqrā' | 22,863 | 26,651 | 32,215 | → |
| Tamarah | تمره | Place | As-Sulayyil | 3,836 | ... | 3,069 | → |
| Tamīr [Tameer] | تمير | Place | Al-Majma'ah | 8,050 | 9,406 | 11,217 | → |
| Thādiq [Thadig] | ثادق | Place | Thādiq | 6,439 | 7,438 | 7,433 | → |
| Wādī ad-Dawāsir | وادي الدواسر | Place | Wādī ad-Dawāsir | 79,639 | 93,036 | 77,433 | → |
Source: General Statistics Authority, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (web).
Explanation: Population changes are partly result of boundary changes. Area figures are computed by using geospatial data.