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About 69.4% of Saudi citizens were under age 35 in mid-2024.

The Claim

Official youth statistics indicate that roughly 71% of Saudi citizens were under age 35 in mid-2024.

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The Short Version

Official Saudi statistics support that about seven in ten Saudi citizens were under 35 in 2024. GASTAT-linked reports cite 71%, but the figure most clearly tied to mid-2024 is 69.4%, so the claim slightly overstates the specific mid-year number. The core demographic takeaway remains substantially correct.

Caveats

  • The exact figure most explicitly reported for mid-2024 is 69.4%, not 71%, so the time-specific wording is somewhat imprecise.
  • The statistic refers to Saudi citizens/nationals, not the entire population; total-population youth shares are lower.
  • Many cited news and social posts simply repeat GASTAT figures rather than independently verifying methodology or reference period.

The Receipts

  1. Saudi Youth Statistics Report 2023

    General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia)

  2. الإحصاء: 51% من الأسر سعودية و71% من السكان تحت 35 عامًا

    الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (GASTAT) via الوئام

  3. GASTAT: 71% of Saudi population under the age of 35

    Saudi Gazette

  4. "الإحصاء": 71% من السعوديين دون 35 عامًا

    أخبار 24

  5. About 71 percent of the Saudi #population is under the age ...

    Instagram (GASTAT-related explainer)

  6. GASTAT: Nearly 70% of Saudis under age of 35

    Zawya

  7. نشرة التقديرات السكانية لعام 2024

    الهيئة العامة للإحصاء (GASTAT)

  8. GASTAT: Nearly 70% of Saudis under age of 35

    Saudi Gazette

  9. Over 70% of the population is under 35, 2024 family survey shows

    Enterprise

  10. Saudi Arabia marks International Youth Day, highlighting national ...

    Arab News

+ 19 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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