Saudi families occupy 4.5M homes in 2025

21/05/2026 Argaam Special
Riyadh ranked first among Saudi cities in terms of homes occupied by Saudi households, with around 1.08 million units.

Riyadh ranked first among Saudi cities in terms of homes occupied by Saudi households, with around 1.08 million units.


The number of homes occupied by Saudi households increased by around 118,000, or 2.7%, in 2025, to 4.5 million.

 

Housing units occupied by Saudi households accounted for 50.3% of total occupied dwellings, with the Saudi household size averaging 4.8 persons, according to the Housing Statistics Bulletin 2025 issued by GASTAT.

 

Riyadh ranked first among Saudi cities in terms of homes occupied by Saudi households, with around 1.08 million units. Makkah came second with about 1.07 million homes.

 

No. of Homes Occupied by Saudi Families across Administrative Regions

Region

No. of Homes (‘000)

Percentage of Total

Riyadh

1079.8

24.0 %

Makkah

1072.9

23.8 %

Eastern Region

719.6

16.0 %

Aseer

328.9

7.3 %

Madinah

325.2

7.2 %

Jazan

226.3

5.0 %

Qassim

209.2

4.6 %

Tabuk

142.6

3.2 %

Hail

115.1

2.6 %

Al-Jouf

87.3

1.9 %

Najran

84.8

1.9 %

Al-Baha

60.4

1.3 %

Northern Borders

53.6

1.2 %

Total

4505.8

100.0 %

 
 

By housing type, apartments were the most common across the Kingdom, representing 47% of total occupied housing units, or around 2.1 million units. Villas followed (30%, or about 1.3 million units).

 

No. of Homes Occupied by Saudi Families by Type

Type

No. of Homes (‘000)

Percentage of Total

Apartment

2108.1

46.8 %

Villa

1329.8

29.5 %

Traditional House

557.4

12.4 %

Floor

491.4

10.9 %

Other

19.1

0.4 %

Total

4505.8

100.0 %

 

The data also showed that 40% of Saudis living in housing units reside in villas, while 37.3% live in apartments.

 

No. of Saudis Living in Homes

Administrative Region

Villa

Apartment

Floor

Traditional House

Riyadh

59.4 %

21.0 %

19.0 %

0.6 %

Makkah

19.4 %

63.7 %

10.5 %

6.4 %

Madinah

15.6 %

63.9 %

7.8 %

12.7 %

Qassim

68.0 %

8.8 %

17.2 %

6.0 %

Eastern Region

50.4 %

35.0 %

11.8 %

2.8 %

Aseer

37.6 %

28.4 %

25.5 %

8.5 %

Tabuk

18.9 %

52.3 %

16.8 %

12.0 %

Hail

54.6 %

9.1 %

15.9 %

20.3 %

Northern Borders

39.9 %

16.2 %

35.2 %

8.6 %

Jazan

26.8 %

29.2 %

20.5 %

23.4 %

Najran

31.0 %

29.5 %

27.9 %

11.4 %

Al-Baha

22.4 %

47.2 %

19.4 %

11.0 %

Al-Jouf

47.9 %

23.0 %

16.1 %

12.9 %

Total

40.0 %

37.3 %

15.8 %

6.8 %

 

Additionally, 28.3% of housing units occupied by Saudi households accommodate four to five individuals, followed by units housing six or more people, which accounted for 27.9% of the total dwelling occupied by Saudi families.

 

 

The most housing units occupied by Saudi households are connected to essential public utilities, with around 95% linked to the public electricity grid, 78% connected to water networks, and about 67% connected to sanitation systems.

 

No. of Homes Connected to Services by Source (‘000)

Source

Electricity

Water

Sewage

Public Grid

4300.7

3513.7

3028.2

Private Grid

191.2

932.6

101.0

Other

14.0

59.5

1376.6

Total

4505.8

4505.8

4505.8

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