Recent data issued by General Authority for Statistics showed a significant increase in the number of dwellings occupied by Saudi families during 2024, where their number increased by about 233 thousand dwellings, with a growth rate of 2.7% compared to the previous year, bringing the total to about 4.39 million dwellings in various regions of the Kingdom.

According to the Housing Statistics Bulletin issued by the Authority, the number of dwellings occupied by Saudi families accounted for 50.6% of the total number of dwellings within the Kingdom. According to the housing statistics bulletin issued by the authority, housing occupied by Saudi families accounted for 50.6% of the total housing occupied by families within the Kingdom, and the number of people living in these dwellings reached about 21.69 million people, with an average family size of 4.9 members per family.

According to the housing statistics bulletin issued by the authority, the number of dwellings occupied by Saudi families accounted for 50.6% of the total housing occupied by families within the Kingdom.

Riyadh and Mecca take the lead

<Riyadh topped the list of administrative regions in terms of the number of dwellings occupied by Saudi families, with 1.05 million dwellings, representing about 24% of the total dwellings, followed by the Makkah region with about 1.04 million dwellings, or 23.9%, then the Eastern Province, which recorded 700 thousand dwellings, or 16%. The number of dwellings in Asir region reached 320.8 thousand, followed by Medina with 315.2 thousand, while regions such as Al-Jouf and Northern Borders recorded the lowest numbers with shares not exceeding 2%.

Regions such as Al-Jouf and Northern Borders recorded the lowest numbers with shares not exceeding 2%.

Number of dwellings occupied by Saudi households at the level of administrative regions

Apartments lead housing types

<In terms of housing types, the statistics revealed that apartments were the most prevalent type, accounting for 45% of the total housing occupied by Saudi households, equivalent to 1.97 million apartments. Villas came second with 31% (1.36 million villas), followed by traditional houses with 12.4%, and detached houses with 10.8%. Other housing types accounted for less than 1% of the total.

Home Ownership and Rent

<Regarding the type of housing tenure, the data showed that owned housing (with or without mortgages or loans) was concentrated at 23.6% in the Riyadh region, which also led in the percentage of rented housing at 24.5%. Riyadh also had the highest percentage of housing provided by public and private employers, at 36.7%.

Riyadh was also the highest in the percentage of housing provided by public and private employers, at 36.7%. <At the national level, housing tenure occupied by Saudi households was distributed as follows: 2.47 million owned dwellings, 1.41 million rented dwellings, while the number of dwellings provided by employers reached 69.7 thousand, in addition to 438.7 thousand dwellings classified as “other”, bringing the total number of dwellings in various categories to 4.39 million.

Riyadh had the highest percentage of dwellings provided by government and private employers, with 36.7%.