Riyadh in Figures

الرياض في أرقام

Riyadh in Figures

Prepared by:Information Department

Translated by:Translation Department

Published by:Marketing Department

1437 / 2016

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Riyadh, the largest cosmopolitan city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, hosts the Kingdom’s ministries and government’s agencies and bodies as well as most of the major and large enterprises, local and global. This capital city of the Kingdom is home to giant shopping malls and commercial complexes that are sprawling all over boroughs of the city and incomparable by those in major cities of the world, making it the front line city of the Kingdom, particularly in shopping. In the Southeast side of the city, long arisen huge industrial complexes exceeding a thousand and eight hundred factories have been established to produce various goods and commodities that are supplying the local and Arab market.

Since the language of numbers is universal and understandable by almost everyone as being a digital reading of the totality of human activities, this issue of Riyadh in Figures comes to highlight numbers talking about Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia

that is undergoing a comprehensive economic, urban construction and development revolution. This issue, at the same time, is a true interpretation of the economic developments based on indications formulated in the form of graphs, charts and indicative drawings using information technology in shapes and designs in recognition of Riyadh Chamber of the importance of figures as highly revealing indicators, and most documented reference in a world of finance and business.

Riyadh in Figures addresses the leading economic indicators of trade, agriculture, urbanization, cultural centers and tourist attractions. Riyadh Chamber has been keen to have this version come out in a different shape of previous versions by focusing on bringing out Riyadh’s current economic indicators, and a chievements revealed in Homeland Forum on major economic evolution, progress and development authenticatedly documented by accurate statistical data taken from reputable sources.

Riyadh In Figures

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Area & Urbanization* Area: 1,913 km2 (developed area)

2nd zoning limits: 2,435 km2

Climate: In Summer :

Highest :40 - 45c

Lowest : 22 - 27c

In Winter:

Highest : 20 - 28c

Lowest : 8 - 14c

Humidity : 40 - 49%

* Source: Riyadh Chamber, Riyadh economy, 22nd Issue, 2015 .

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السكـــــان*

عدد السكان : 6152180 نسمة

نسبة السعوديين : %62.7

نسبة غير السعوديين : %37.3

نسبة الذكور : %57.7

نسبة االناث : %42.3

الكثافة السكانية : 2379 فردا /كم2

المساكن المشغولة : 1027809 مسكان

عدد السكان لمتوقع لعام 2025م : 7357981 نسمة

* المصدر : الهيئة العليا لتطوير مدينة الرياض, المناخ االستثماري لمدينة الرياض 1436هـ

Population*

Population : 6,152,180

Saudis (%) : 62.7%

Non-Saudis (%) : 37.3%

Males (%) : 57.7%

Females (%) : 42.3%

Population density : 2,379 person /km2

Inhabited residences : 1,027,809

Population (expected %) : 7,357,981

* Source: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, Investment Climate for the city of Riyadh, 1436H

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Riyadh Projects* No. of Current Projects : 1,342

Total Cost : SR 294 bln

Sectorial Distribution of Projects:

Housing & Public Services : 262

Economic Development : 49

Educational Services : 438

Health Services : 92

Public Utilities : 335

Transportation & Roads : 166

Prospective Projects Cost : SR 21 bln

* Source: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, Riyadh region projects follow-up program 2016.

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Major Prospective Projects Alfutaim Group Project:

Area : 866,000 m2

Cost : SR 10.5 bln Project Components: Commercial Center Snow Park Three Hotels Three Hotel Buildings Three Office Towers 1,650 Residential Units Riyadh Avenue Project

Area : 391,000 m2

Cost : SR 6.5 bln Project Components: Commercial Center Two Hotel Towers Two Residential Towers Medical Tower

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Al Rimal Residential Complex Project

Area :295,000 m2

Project Components:

Residential Villas Residential Apartments

Commercial Center Administrative Building

Diriyah Knowledge Colleges Project

Area: 118,885 m2

Project Components:

Hospital Academic Building

Hotel Health Colleges

Library Services Station

Prospective Employment Opportunities: 8,000 jobs

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Shopping* Commercial Centers: 59

Shopping Malls: 275

Supermarkets: 209

Specialized Markets: 14

Department Stores: 23

* Source: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, Website, 2015.

Manpower**: Total labor force: 3,195,285 workers

Number of Working Males: 2,663,608 workers

Number of Working Females: 531,677 workers

Saudiized jobs in the private sector: 658,000 jobs

** Source: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, Investment Climate for the City of Riyadh, 1436H.


Areas of New Urban Centers *:

Northern urban center: 2,730,000 m2

Eastern urban center: 2,400,000 m2

Southern urban center: 2,200,000 m2

Western urban center: 2,000,000 m2

* Source: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, website, 2015.

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Industrial Cities * 1st Industrial City:

Number of Plants: 79

Area: 500,000 m2

2nd Industrial City:Number of Plants: 1,050

Area: 19,000,000 m2

3rd Industrial City:

Area: 1,500,000 m2

* Source: Saudi Industrial Property Authority, Website, 2015.

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Technological Parks Information Technology and Communications Complex

Area: 500,000 m2

Riyadh Techno Valley

Area: 1,700,000 m2

Features King Abdullah Financial District:

Area: 1.6 million m2

No. of Towers: 80

Capacity: 45,000 Workers

Power Plant Cost: SR 250 million

No. of Metro Lines: 6


Number of Metro Stations: 85

Number of Bus Routes: 24

Track Length: + 1000 Km2

Number of Bus Stations: 776

King Abdullah Park - Malaz:

Area: 318,000 m2

Area of Celebrations and Presentations Square:

12,000 m2

Area of Events Building: 1,160 m2

Main Lake Area: 13,000 m2

Main Fountain Height: 110 m

Number of Entry Gates: 5

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King Khaled International Airport:

Total area: 225 km2

Current Capacity: 18 million passengers

Development Cost: US$ 400 million

Prospective Capacity: 35 million passengers

No. of flights «arrival and departure»: 161, 314

Al Faisaliya Tower:

Total Area: 55,000 m2

Built-up Area: 240,000 m2

Kingdom Tower:


Built-up Area: 94,230 m2

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Diplomatic Quarter (Embassies):

Total Area: 8 km2

Capacity: 22,000 Persons

No. of Diplomatic Missions: 83

Distribution of Areas:

Dwellings: 22.2%

Embassies: 14%

Public Services: 10.6%

Commercial Areas: 5.7%

Streets & Roads: 16.6%

Parks & Gardens: 30%


King Fahd National Library:


Build-up Area: 28,000 m2

Library Square Area: 20,000 m2

Parking Area: 16,000 m2

Library Collections: 1,409,970 items

Project Cost: SR 287,660,903

King Salman Library:


Capacity: 3,000,000 volumes

No. of Seats: 4,000

No. of Research Booths: 400

Number of Floors: 6

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The Great Mosque:

Date of Establishment: (1236H.-1249H.)


Capacity: 17,000 Worshipers

Number of Squares: 3

Area of External Squares: < 4000 m2

Number of Libraries: 2

Al-Rajhi Mosque:


Praying Area: 13,260 m2

Capacity: 18,000 Worshipers

No. of Libraries: 1

No. of Rooms: 4

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Musmak Fort:

Date of Establishment: 1315H.

Main Gate’s Height: 3.60 m

Main Gate’s Width: 2.65 m

Major Features:

Main Gate Diwaniyah

Well Towers

National Museum:

Location: East of King Abdulaziz Historical Center


Museum: 17,000 m2

Main Rooms: 8

Presentation Rooms: 2


Salam Public Park:

Total area: 312,000 m2

Lake Area: 34,000 m2

Lake Capacity: 110,000 m3

Palm Trees: 1350

King Fahd International Stadium:


Dimensions: 110 X 66 m2

Capacity: 60,000 Spectators

No. of Gates: 43 Numbered Gates

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Albujairy Square:

Opening Date: 1436H.

Square Area: 3,200 m2

No. of Shops: 37

Diriyah Park Area: 60,000 m2

Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdulwahab Mosque’s

Area: 2,000 m2

Suspension bridge:

Height: 763 meters

Width: 35 meters

Lanes: 6

Height: 167.5 meters

Bridge Tower Height: 90 meters

Total Cost: SR 98,175,091

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Wadi Hanifa Project:

Footpath Length: 47 km

Paved Walkways Length: 7.4 km

Auto Route Length: 43 km

No. of Parks: 6

No. of Bridges: 22

No. of Trees: 30,000

No. of Palm Trees: 7,000

Guiding Signages: 730


Wadi Namar Project:

Length: 6 km

Lake’s Area: 200,000 m3

Lake’s Length: 2 km

Lake’s Width: 170 m

Footpath Length: 892 m

No. of Trees: 9,500

No. of Palm Trees: 520

Sidewalk Length: 2 km

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Wadi Laban Project:

Local Road’s Length: 3,800 m

Footpath Length: 2,800 m

Lane Length: 4,300 m

No. of Palm Trees: 100

No. of Trees: 1,500

No. Overlooking Benches: 30

Equestrian Club:

Date of Establishment: 1385H.

Location: 40 km North-East of Riyadh

Capacity: 5,000 Spectators

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Reem International Arena:

Location: 76 km west of Riyadh

Total Area: 2,000,000 m2

Sandy Track Area: 45 km2

Racetrack Length: 3,800 m

Saudi Aviation Club:

Location: 60 km North of Riyadh

Club Activities:

Paragliding Engine-Powered Paragliding

Skydiving Controlled Aircraft


Riyadh Golf Club:

Location: Near Dirab Neighborhood

Components:

18-hole Golf Course Pools

Tennis courts Horse Racetracks

Riyadh Zoo:

Opening Date: 1377H.

No. of Animals: 1,300

No. of Species: 164

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Major Festivities

Riyadh Shopping Festival:

Duration: One Full Month

Festival Time: Summer Time

No. of Events: 250

No. of Spectators: 3,000,000

National Festival for Heritage and Culture

(Janadriyah):

Festival Type: Annual Cultural Heritage

Launch Date: 1405H.

No. of Annual Visitors: About 700,000

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Key Economic Sectors in Riyadh City

Commercial Sector*:

No. of Commercial Registration Records: 319,217

(%) of the Kingdom’s Total: 25%

Sole Proprietorship: 278,492 Establishments

Limited Liability Establishments: 30,601

* Source: Ministry of Commerce and Investment, Trade Statistics, 1436H.

Shop Permits**:

No. of New Permits: 30,272

Renewed Permits: 85,993

Total Permits: 116,265

** Source: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Website, 1435H.


Industrial Sector*:

Producing Plants by Type of Investment:

National: 1,922 Plants

Foreign: 284 Plants

Joint-ventures: 189 Plants

Total: 2,395 Plants

Workforce: 300,987 Workers

Capital: SR 94,516.2 million

Plants under Construction:

No. of Plants under Construction: 207

Work force: 13,805 Workers

Capital: SR 2,874.5 million

* Source: Ministry of Commerce and Investment, Industrial Statistics, 2016.

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Real Estate Sector*:

Real Estate Sector’s Contribution to GDP in

Current Prices: 6%

Riyadh’s Urban Mass Area: 1,297 km2

Used Land’s Area: 60,419 Hectares

Planned Land’s Area: 119,771 Hectares

Unplanned Land’s Area: 50,242 Hectares

No. of Housing Units: Nearly 990,000 Units

* Source: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, Investment Climate of Riyadh City, 1436H.

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Real Estate Deals in 1436H. *

Villas: 1,106

Plots of Land: 51,576

Buildings: 1,083

Houses: 752

Facilities: 253

Shopping Malls: 13

Plots of Land (Agricultural): 12

No. of Showrooms & Shops: 1,994

* Source: Ministry of Justice, Real Estate Index Statistics, 1436H.


Construction Sector *

Construction and Building Permits

Residential and Commercial:

Number of Permits: 25,370

Land’s Area: 109,887,455 m2

Construction Area: 8,270,788 m2

No. of Floors: 73,570

Industrial / Commercial:

No. of Permits: 3,154

Land’s Area: 21,883,053 m2

Construction Area: 3,045,334 m2


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Education, Health & Mosques:

No. of Permits: 513

Land’s Area: 5,718,647 m2

Construction Area: 587,195 m2


Social & Government:

No. of Permits: 99

Land’s Area: 1,834,259 m2

Construction Area: 105,731 m2

No. of Floors: 187

* Source: Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Website, 1436H.

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Tourism Sector *Tourism Contribution to the GDP: 2.7%

Added Value of Tourism Sector: SR 80.1 billion

Employment Opportunities in Tourism Sector: 832,000 Jobs

(%) Saudi Workers in Tourism Sector: 27.4

Arrivals by Air to Riyadh City: 22.5 Million Passengers

No. of flights: More than 172,000

No. of Travel and Tourism Companies: 181

No. of National Museums: 18

No. of Public Parks: 255

No. of Parks and Recreation Centers: 42

No. of Restaurants: 1,319

* Source: Information Center and Tourism Research, (MAS) 2014H.


Hospitality Sector *Riyadh Hotels by Category:

Five-Star Hotels: 36

Four-Star Hotels: 36

Three-Star Hotels: 19

Two-Star Hotels: 17

Unrated Hotels: 3

No. of Hotel Rooms: 12,964

No. of Suites: 2,899

Working Hotels: 94

Hotels under Construction: 17

Furnished Units: 853 * Source: Public Poll Department, Riyadh Chamber, Results of Field Survey of Hotel Sector’s Enterprises, 2015.

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Agricultural Sector *(%) Agricultural Sector: 33.1%

Production of Vegetables: 1,357,144 Tons

Fodders Production: 2,137,740 Tons

Production of fruits: 416,326 tons

Grain Production: 116,373 Tons

Livestock & PoultryCamels: 99, 747 Head

Sheep (sheep and goats): 1,244,985 Heads

Cows: 25,137 Heads

Poultry: 103,200,000

Dairy Farms: 1,258 billion liters

Production of Bee Farms: 7,388 kg


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Roads & Transport Sector * No. of Road Projects: 105

Road Project Contract Value: SR 5.40 billion

Length of Riyadh Ring Road: 76 km

No. of Daily Trips: 7.4 million

King Abdulaziz Project for Public Transport

Riyadh Metro:

No. of Carriages: 756

No. of Stations: 85

Metro Lines: 6

Length: 176 km



Riyadh Metro’s Main Stations:

Qasr Alhukm District Station

Al Ulaya Station

King Abdullah Financial District Station

West station

Riyadh Buses

No. of Buses: 956

No. of Bus Stations: 6,765

No. of Bus Routes: 22

Length: 1,200 km

Bus Route Network:

Custom Bus Routes Circular Bus Routes

Regular Bus Routes Supply Bus Routes

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Health Care Section* Health Facilities Subscribed to Riyadh Chamber

No. of Hospitals: 41

No. of Polyclinics: 289

No. of Private Clinics: 215

No. of Medical Equipment Supplies Stores: 6,128

No. of Dental Clinics: 182

No. of Physiotherapy Centers: 28

No. of Pharmacies: 350

No. of Optics Centers: 844

No. of Labs: 20

No. of Pharmaceutical Dealers: 225 facilities

No. of Health Colleges: 19

* Source: Medical Committee, Riyadh Chamber.

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Human Resources of Private Health Sector *

No. of Doctors: 9,680

No. of Nurses: 14,646

No. of Pharmacists: 5,643

No. of Medical Assistants: 5,982

* Source: Ministry of Health, Statistical Yearbook, 2014.

General Education in Riyadh City ** No. of Schools: 8,635

No. of Classes: 88,000

No. of Teachers: 106,000

No. of Students: 2.2 million

** Source: Ministry of Education, General Education Statistics, 1436H.


Water & Sewerage Sector *

Water Sources:

Desalinated Water: 60%

Well Water: 40%

Annual Average Per Capita Water Use: 293 liters

No. of Wastewater Projects: 54

Cost: SR 3.3 billion


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Electricity Sector *

Value of Approved Projects: SR 22.4 billion

No. of Projects: 91

Amount of Sold Power: 76,679 GW-h

Residential Consumption: 39,6 GW-h

Industrial Consumption: 6.1 GW-h

Government Consumption: 13.7 GW-h

Commercial Consumption: 12.9 GW-h

Other Consumption: 3.8 MW-h

* Source: High Commission for the Development of ArriyadhInvestment Climate of Riyadh City, 1436H.

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Telecommunications SectorNo. of Telecommunications Companies: 4 No. of Mobile Lines: 953,786 No. of Fixed Land Lines: 1,414,374 No. of Network Users: 4,238,375No. of Broadband Subscriptions: 688,49 Source: Telecommunications Sector, 51st Yearbook, 2015. * High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, InvestmentClimate of Riyadh City, 1436H.

Postal Services ** No. of Post Offices: 1,480 No. of Postal Agencies: 30 No. of Local Post Points: 935 No. of Mailboxes: 201,576

High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, InvestmentClimate of Riyadh City, 1436H.

Note: Statistics above cover all Riyadh region.


Dry Port & Railways *

Dry Port Area: 918,639 m2

No. of Warehouses: 6

Warehouse Area (Each): 6,480 m2

Capacity: 300,000 Containers

No. of Railways Passengers: 1.2 million

Amount of Shipped Cargo: 4,550 million tons

* Source: High Commission for the Development of ArriyadhInvestment Climate of Riyadh City, 1436H.

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Social Indicators *

No. of GOSI Offices: 18

Total Amount of Pensions & Aids: SR 3,559,991,652

No. of GOSI Pensioners: 242,427

No. of Charities: 120

No. of Cooperative Associations: 37

No. of Charity Projects: 87

* Source: Ministry of Social Affairs, Statistical Yearbook, 1434H.


High Commission for the Development of Ar-

riyadh’s website, 2015.

Saudi Industrial Property Authority’s website,

2015.

Ministry of Health, Statistical Yearbook, 2014.

Ministry of Education, General Education Sta-

tistics, 1436H.

Ministry of Justice, Real Estate Index Statis-

tics, 1436H.

Ministry of Social Affairs, Statistical Yearbook,

1434H.

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, 51st Year-

book, 2015.

Riyadh Chamber, Riyadh Economy, 22nd Issue,

2015.

High Commission for the Development of Ar-

riyadh, Investment Climate of Riyadh City,

1436H.

Tourism Information and Research Center

(MAS), website, 2014.

References

Note: All Statistics contained in «Riyadh in Figures» is the latest statistics issued by the authorities mentioned above.

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AcknowledgementWe heartily thank you for reviewing this issue, and look forward to receiving your comments and suggestions that would be highly regarded in preparing the next issue.

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