The number of insurance subscribers in Saudi Arabia fell 10% to 10.05 million by the end of 2020, from 11.15 million in 2019, according to a survey by Argaam, based on data issued by the Saudi Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI).
The number of insured Saudis decreased by 49,700, while the insured non-Saudis declined by about 1.05 million.
The following table highlights the number of insured persons since 2017:
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Total Insurance Subscribers Since FY2017 |
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Year |
Total (mln) |
Variation |
Variation (%) |
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2017 |
12.01 |
-- |
-- |
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2018 |
11.06 |
(956,000) |
(8%) |
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2019 |
11.15 |
+ 94,387 |
+ 1 % |
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2020 |
10.05 |
(1,104,591) |
(10%) |
The number of insured Saudis and their dependents reached about 3.44 million by the end of 2020, representing 34% of the total subscribers, while the number of non-Saudis reached about 6.61 million, representing 66%, as shown in the table below:
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Subscribers by Nationality (mln) |
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Year |
Saudis |
Percentage to total |
Non-Saudis |
Percentage to total |
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2017 |
2.73 |
22.7 % |
9.28 |
77.3 % |
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2018 |
3.09 |
28.0 % |
7.96 |
72.0 % |
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2019 |
3.49 |
31.3 % |
7.66 |
68.7 % |
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2020 |
3.44 |
34.2 % |
6.61 |
65.8 % |
Insurance subscribers in December 2020 fell by 59,200 compared to the month before.
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Number of Subscribers in 2020 |
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Month |
Subscribers (mln) |
Variation (Person) |
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December 2019 |
11.15 |
39,244 |
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January 2020 |
11.16 |
5,567 |
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February |
11.10 |
(51,900) |
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March |
11.05 |
(52,082) |
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April |
10.74 |
(311,715) |
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May |
10.59 |
(146,624) |
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June |
10.43 |
(163,329) |
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July |
10.34 |
(91,185) |
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August |
10.33 |
(9,491) |
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September |
10.32 |
(13,749) |
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October |
10.22 |
(94,596) |
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November |
10.10 |
(116,318) |
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December |
10.05 |
(59,169) |
According to data from CCHI, the number of employed subscribers reached about 6.5 million, while the number of dependents was 3.5 million.
The number of Saudi employed subscribers increased from 1.35 million in January 2020 to 1.36 million by the end of December, while the number of non-Saudi employed subscribers decreased from 5.93 million to 5.15 million employees.
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Subscribers Details in 2020 (mln) |
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Saudis |
Non-Saudis |
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Month |
Employed |
Dependents |
Total |
Employed |
Dependents |
Total |
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January 2020 |
1.35 |
2.16 |
3.51 |
5.93 |
1.72 |
7.65 |
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February |
1.36 |
2.18 |
3.54 |
5.86 |
1.70 |
7.56 |
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March |
1.37 |
2.20 |
3.57 |
5.81 |
1.67 |
7.48 |
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April |
1.40 |
2.07 |
3.47 |
5.67 |
1.60 |
7.27 |
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May |
1.41 |
2.05 |
3.46 |
5.59 |
1.55 |
7.13 |
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June |
1.39 |
2.05 |
3.44 |
5.48 |
1.52 |
6.99 |
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July |
1.38 |
2.03 |
3.42 |
5.42 |
1.50 |
6.92 |
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August |
1.39 |
2.04 |
3.43 |
5.40 |
1.51 |
6.90 |
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September |
1.39 |
2.05 |
3.44 |
5.37 |
1.51 |
6.87 |
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October |
1.38 |
2.05 |
3.44 |
5.29 |
1.49 |
6.78 |
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November |
1.37 |
2.07 |
3.44 |
5.19 |
1.48 |
6.66 |
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December |
1.36 |
2.07 |
3.44 |
5.15 |
1.46 |
6.61 |
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