Highest Poverty in Saudi Arabia

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · Saudi Arabia

Highest Poverty — Saudi Arabia

1 Abha 11 12.7%

2 Abqaiq 06 12.7%

3 Abū ‘Arīsh 17 12.7%

4 Ad Darb 17 12.7%

5 Ad Dawādimī 10 12.7%

6 Ad Dilam 10 12.7%

7 Ad Dir‘īyah 10 12.7%

8 Adh Dhibiyah 08 12.7%

9 Afif 10 12.7%

10 Al ‘Aqīq 02 12.7%

11 Al Arţāwīyah 10 12.7%

12 Al Awjām 06 12.7%

13 Al ‘Awwāmīyah 06 12.7%

14 Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 08 12.7%

15 Al Bahah 02 12.7%

16 Al Baţţālīyah 06 12.7%

17 Al Bukayrīyah 08 12.7%

18 Al Fuwayliq 08 12.7%

19 Al Hadā 14 12.7%

20 Al Hufūf 06 12.7%

21 Al Jafr 06 12.7%

22 Al Jarādīyah 17 12.7%

23 Al Ju‘aymah 06 12.7%

24 Al Jubayl 06 12.7%

25 Al Jumūm 14 12.7%

26 Al Khabrā’ 08 12.7%

27 Al Khafjī 06 12.7%

28 Al Kharj 10 12.7%

29 Al Līth 14 12.7%

30 Al Majāridah 11 12.7%

31 Al Markaz 06 12.7%

32 Al Mindak 02 12.7%

33 Al Mithnab 08 12.7%

34 Al Mubarraz 06 12.7%

35 Al Mulaydā’ 08 12.7%

36 Al Munayzilah 06 12.7%

37 Al Muţayrifī 06 12.7%

38 Al Muwayh 14 12.7%

39 Al Qārah 06 12.7%

40 Al Qaţīf 06 12.7%

41 Al Qurayn 06 12.7%

42 Al-`Ula 05 12.7%

43 Al Wajh 19 12.7%

44 An Nimas 11 12.7%

45 Ar Rass 08 12.7%

46 Arar 15 12.7%

47 As Saffānīyah 06 12.7%

48 As Sulayyil 10 12.7%

49 Ash Shafā 14 12.7%

50 Aţ Ţaraf 06 12.7%

51 At Tūbī 06 12.7%

52 Ayn Ibn Fuhayd 08 12.7%

53 Az Zulfī 10 12.7%

54 Badr Ḩunayn 05 12.7%

55 Baq‘ā’ 13 12.7%

56 Bariq 11 12.7%

57 Buraydah 08 12.7%

58 Dammam 06 12.7%

59 Dhahran 06 12.7%

60 Duba 19 12.7%

61 Dukhnah 08 12.7%

62 Farasān 17 12.7%

63 Fayfā’ 17 12.7%

64 Ha'il 13 12.7%

65 Hafar Al-Batin 06 12.7%

66 Ḩaql 20 12.7%

67 ‘Inak 06 12.7%

68 ‘Irqah 10 12.7%

69 Jeddah 14 12.7%

70 Jizan 17 12.7%

71 Julayjilah 06 12.7%

72 Khamis Mushait 11 12.7%

73 Khaybar 05 12.7%

74 Khobar 06 12.7%

75 Khulayş 14 12.7%

76 Laylá 10 12.7%

77 Madinah 05 12.7%

78 Mahd adh Dhahab 05 12.7%

79 Makkah 14 12.7%

80 Marāt 10 12.7%

81 Mislīyah 17 12.7%

82 Mizhirah 17 12.7%

83 Mulayjah 06 12.7%

84 Najrān 16 12.7%

85 Qaisumah 06 12.7%

86 Qal‘at Bīshah 11 12.7%

87 Qibah 08 12.7%

88 Qurayyat 20 12.7%

89 Rābigh 14 12.7%

90 Raḩīmah 06 12.7%

91 Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 08 12.7%

92 Riyadh 10 12.7%

93 Rumāḩ 10 12.7%

94 Sabt Alalayah 11 12.7%

95 Şabyā 17 12.7%

96 Şafwá 06 12.7%

97 Sājir 10 12.7%

98 Sakakah 20 12.7%

99 Şāmitah 17 12.7%

100 Sarāt ‘Abīdah 11 12.7%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Saudi Arabia face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Abha has a poverty rate of 12.7%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Abha, 12.7% of residents — roughly 1 in 8 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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