Saudi hotel count rises to 2,847 in 2025

22 Oct 2026 · Riyadh

StatusReported by Saudi Gazette from a GASTAT report; the figures are attributed to the authority.

The number of hotels in Saudi Arabia reached 2,847 in 2025, up 31.6 percent from 2024. The number of hotel rooms exceeded 491,000, an increase of 23.4 percent. The figures are from the Services Statistics Report 2025 released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

The report also recorded 3,090 serviced apartments, comprising more than 105,000 units. Travel and tourism agencies numbered 3,177, up 16.2 percent compared with 2024. The report presents these figures as part of a wider account of services-sector statistics for 2025.

In industrial cities, operating factories numbered 4,938 across 36 cities, an 18.9 percent increase during 2025. In agriculture, the Agricultural Development Fund had 61 branches and centers, while the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture had 13 branches, unchanged from 2024, and 103 offices.

The Kingdom had 32,000 schools, 1.9 percent more than in 2024. Boys’ schools numbered 11,900, down 0.1 percent, while girls’ schools numbered 20,100, up 3.1 percent. The report counted 24,200 public schools—9,100 for boys and 15,000 for girls—and 7,800 private schools, comprising 2,700 boys’ schools and 5,100 girls’ schools.

Government hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health numbered 292, with 63 government hospitals affiliated with other entities. The Kingdom had 2,177 primary healthcare centers and 515 Red Crescent ambulance centers. Riyadh had 406 primary healthcare centers, Makkah 321 and Asir 281.

Social security offices and units fell to 91, a 14.2 percent decline from 2024. Social development centers remained at 39, as did labor offices and units. Saudi Post (Subul) offices rose to 345, an increase of 2.1 percent.

The number of airports remained at 29. Domestic and international flights exceeded 979,000, while total passenger numbers reached approximately 141 million. Commercial bank branches rose to 1,910, up 0.3 percent, and ATMs exceeded 14,000 despite a 2.7 percent decline. Social Development Bank branches fell to 20, down 20 percent compared with 2024.

Why this mattersFor a Madinah hospitality developer, the national increase in hotels and serviced apartments is a useful demand-and-supply benchmark, but the report gives no Madinah-specific breakdown or project pipeline. As an inference, the figures can inform an initial market scan; they are not enough on their own to set room rates, estimate cost per key or establish local plot demand.

Key figures2,847 hotels · 31.6% increase · 2025 · 491,000+ hotel rooms · 23.4% growth · 3,090 serviced apartments · 105,000+ units · 3,177 travel and tourism agencies · 16.2% increase · 4,938 factories · 36 industrial cities · 18.9% growth · 32,000 schools · 1.9% rise · 292 Ministry of Health government hospitals · 63 other government hospitals · 2,177 primary healthcare centers · 515 Red Crescent ambulance centers · 406 Riyadh centers · 321 Makkah centers · 281 Asir centers · 91 social security offices and units · 14.2% decline · 39 social development centers · 39 labor offices and units · 345 Saudi Post offices · 2.1% increase · 29 airports · 979,000+ flights · approximately 141 million passengers · 1,910 commercial bank branches · 0.3% increase · 14,000+ ATMs · 2.7% decline · 20 Social Development Bank branches · 20% decline

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