Saudi Arabia’s population is more diverse than you think! 🇸🇦

1/ 10% of Saudi citizens are Afro-Saudi (expected to be even more) to put it into perspective, 13% of USA citizen’s population is black American . Meaning Saudi isn’t far behind the USA and is ahead of countries like France and the Uk percentage wise.

Here is a recording from the 90s of a Saudi national (abdel rabb idris ) with African ancestry singing. there is also many others in the audience with clear African ancestry:
[media=https://youtu.be/CLjge5R-J-U]

Here is a video of Saudis in what appears to be a fun gathering and clearly of African ancestry:
[media=https://youtu.be/88tOa22ew2Q]


2/ related to point 1 , king Abdelaziz (the founder of Saudi Arabia ) gave everyone on the land the citizenship when he United it regardless if they’re from a native Arabian peninsula tribe or not.
This is why some Saudi nationals are actually ethnic Africans, Persians, Turks, Bukharis, Uzbeks , Pakistani Indians , afghans etc
And this citizen ethnic diversity is mainly found in the coasts and particularly in Medina and Mecca.


3/ there isn’t only diversity among the citizens but also 40% of Saudi Arabia’s population is made of immigrants/expats.
This percentage is increasing.
It is impossible to walk in any ally of Saudi without coming across an immigrant.
Egyptians ,Filipinos ,Syrians ,Indians, Bangladeshi , Pakistanis ,Jordanians , Americans etc
You name it .