Saudis
Saudis (Arabic: سعوديون, romanized: Suʿūdiyyūn) or Saudi Arabians are the citizens and nationals of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are mainly composed of Arabs and live in the five historical Regions: Najd, Hejaz, Asir, Tihamah and Al-Ahsa; the regions which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded on or what was formerly known as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudis speak one of the dialects of Peninsular Arabic, including the Hejazi, Najdi, Gulf and Southern Arabic dialects (which includes Bareqi), as a mother tongue.
Map of Saudis in The World | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 20,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Saudi Arabia 18,800,000 | |
| Egypt | 1,771,894 |
| United States | 667,511 |
| Kuwait | 540,773 |
| United Arab Emirates | 150,247 |
| Lebanon | 108,842 |
| United Kingdom | 102,604 |
| Australia | 91,900 |
| Turkey | 90,878 |
| Jordan | 86,622 |
| Qatar | 83,560 |
| Iran | 82,314 |
| Canada | 80,000 |
| Malaysia | 72,000 |
| Brazil | 45,000 |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Modern Standard, Hejazi, Najdi, Gulf, Bahrani) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Arabs, Semites and North-Afroasiates | |
According to the 2022 census, Saudi nationals represented approximately 18,800,000 making up 58.4% of the total population.
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