Saudi Arabia's Divorce Rate: What 12.6% and 65% in the First Year Actually Measure
Saudi Arabia's divorce rate is quoted as 12.6%, as 38% and as 4.3%, and all three are defensible because they measure different things. GASTAT's own publications document a period ratio, a population rate and a prevalence share. The widely circulated 12.6% figure reconciles with none of them.
Saudi Arabia's Fertility Rate Is 2.0. For Saudi Nationals It Is 2.7, and Nobody Planned for Either.
Saudi Arabia's fertility rate is quoted as 2.0 and as 2.31. GASTAT measures Saudi nationals at 2.7 births per woman and non-Saudi residents at 0.8, so the below-replacement headline describes the resident population, not the citizen population. This page reconciles the sources and traces the Vision 2030 consequences.
Saudi Household Debt: 1.6 Million Collection Cases and SAR165bn Unpaid
Saudi courts registered 1.6 million enforcement requests covering SAR165bn of unpaid obligations in 2025. The borrowing mix has shifted from assets to consumption, and the enforcement ladder is where the strain becomes visible.
Saudi Obesity Rate: The Official Figure Is 23%. Independent Estimates Say 43%.
The official Saudi Arabia obesity rate is 23.1% of those aged 15 and over, from GASTAT's self-reported 2024 survey. Independent measured and modelled estimates run from 33% to 46%. This page reconciles every published figure and sets out which one to cite for what.
Population of Saudi Arabia
Overview of Saudi Arabia's population of approximately 36 million, demographic breakdown, youth bulge, urbanization rates, and implications for Vision 2030.
Saudi Youth Bulge: Demographic Dividend or Challenge?
Saudi Arabia's youth demographic — 63% under 35 — and whether this is an economic asset or structural pressure on Vision 2030.