Saudi families occupy 4.5M homes in 2025

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.

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).

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

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.