List of metropolitan cities
Saudi Arabia has five metropolitan areas with populations exceeding one million.
| City |
Population (2022) |
Notes |
| Riyadh | 7,009,100 | Capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia |
| Jeddah | 3,751,917 | Second-largest city in Saudi Arabia and largest in Mecca Province |
| Dammam | 2,638,166 | Capital of the Eastern Province |
| Mecca | 2,385,509 | Capital of Mecca Province and holiest city in Islam |
| Medina | 1,477,023 | Capital of the Medina Province and second holiest city in Islam |
List of cities
| Rank |
City |
Province |
Population (2022) |
| 1 |
Riyadh |
Riyadh Province |
7,000,100 |
| 2 |
Jeddah |
Mecca Province |
3,712,917 |
| 3 |
Mecca |
Mecca Province |
2,385,509 |
| 4 |
Medina |
Medina Province |
1,411,599 |
| 5 |
Dammam |
Eastern Province |
1,386,671 |
| 6 |
Hofuf |
Eastern Province |
729,606 |
| 7 |
Tabuk |
Tabuk Province |
594,350 |
| 8 |
Buraydah |
Al-Qassim Province |
574,169 |
| 9 |
Taif |
Mecca Province |
563,282 |
| 10 |
Khamis Mushait |
Asir Province |
535,065 |
| 11 |
Jubail |
Eastern Province |
474,679 |
| 12 |
Hail |
Hail Province |
448,623 |
| 13 |
Khobar |
Eastern Province |
409,549 |
| 14 |
Najran |
Najran Province |
381,431 |
| 15 |
Abha |
Asir Province |
334,290 |
| 16 |
Yanbu |
Medina Province |
331,916 |
| 17 |
Al-Saih |
Riyadh Province |
295,462 |
| 18 |
Al-Mubarraz |
Eastern Province |
290,800 |
| 19 |
Sabya |
Jazan Province |
223,083 |
| 20 |
Arar |
Northern Borders Province |
202,719 |
| 21 |
Unaizah |
Al-Qassim Province |
184,600 |
| 22 |
Jizan |
Jazan Province |
173,919 |
| 23 |
Qurayyat |
Al-Jouf Province |
167,104 |
| 24 |
Dhahran |
Eastern Province |
143,936 |
| 25 |
Ar Rass |
Al-Qassim Province |
121,359 |
| 26 |
Rabigh |
Mecca Province |
112,383 |
| 27 |
Tabarjal |
Al-Jouf Province |
109,796 |
| 28 |
Wadi Al-Dawasir |
Riyadh Province |
91,535 |
| 29 |
Al-Baha |
Al-Baha Province |
90,515 |
| 30 |
Qatif |
Eastern Province |
87,332 |
| 31 |
Dawadmi |
Riyadh Province |
86,861 |
| 32 |
Saihat |
Eastern Province |
84,818 |
| 33 |
Rafha |
Northern Borders Province |
84,536 |
| 34 |
Khafji |
Eastern Province |
84,316 |
| 35 |
Majmaah |
Riyadh Province |
70,243 |
| 36 |
Umluj |
Tabuk Province |
69,656 |
| 37 |
Al-Zulfi |
Riyadh Province |
68,317 |
| 38 |
Turaif |
Northern Borders Province |
66,004 |
| 39 |
Al-Muzahmiyya |
Riyadh Province |
62,760 |
| 40 |
al-Ula |
Medina Province |
60,103 |
| 41 |
Duba |
Tabuk Province |
54,917 |
| 42 |
Ad-Dilam |
Riyadh Province |
54,822 |
| 43 |
Dumat al-Jandal |
Al-Jouf Province |
54,341 |
| 44 |
Bareq |
Asir Province |
44,880 |
| 45 |
Al-Qunfudhah |
Mecca Province |
42,447 |
References
List of towns in the Middle East |
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