Population Distribution
Population distribution by place type for Saudi Arabia. Dots show individual tagged places, with the maximum, minimum, and median population values highlighted.
Upgrade Candidates
Places whose population is more consistent with the next-higher type's distribution than their own. Ranked by signal strength, then percentile within current type.
| # | Name | Type | Population | Own %ile | %ile among next higher | Signal | Edit | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | الحوية | town | 148,151 | 99% | 57% | Strong | node/295933353 | |
| 2 | تاروت | town | 117,646 | 99% | 49% | Strong | node/1237806675 | |
| 3 | القطيف | town | 87,332 | 98% | 43% | Strong | node/1237806905 | |
| 4 | سيهات | town | 84,818 | 97% | 41% | Strong | node/1013645811 | |
| 5 | بحرة | town | 75,213 | 96% | 39% | Strong | node/1237963667 | |
| 6 | صبيا | town | 63,143 | 96% | 37% | Strong | node/1237961155 | |
| 7 | الزلفي | town | 60,867 | 95% | 35% | Strong | node/1236359819 | |
| 8 | الثقبة | town | 238,066 | 100% | 71% | Weak | node/1236774099 | |
| 9 | الحريق | village | 8,473 | 100% | 35% | Weak | node/1236702230 | |
| 10 | شواص ديار بني واس | village | 8,422 | 97% | 34% | Weak | node/7575409435 | |
| 11 | الدائر | town | 58,000 | 94% | 35% | Weak | node/4941110005 | |
| 12 | وادي النخيل | village | 8,000 | 94% | 32% | Weak | node/7775333185 | |
| 13 | أحد رفيدة | town | 57,112 | 94% | 35% | Weak | node/7700248106 | |
| 14 | رحيمة | town | 54,166 | 93% | 31% | Weak | node/1237805652 | |
| 15 | البدائع | town | 46,620 | 92% | 24% | Weak | node/6770266310 | |
| 16 | النبهانية | town | 46,429 | 92% | 24% | Weak | node/1237558163 | |
| 17 | ثادق القديمة | village | 7,438 | 91% | 29% | Weak | node/1236702313 | |
| 18 | صفوى | town | 45,676 | 91% | 24% | Weak | node/11361447139 | |
| 19 | بلجرشي | town | 43,493 | 90% | 22% | Weak | node/1236690533 | |
| 20 | الدرعية | town | 43,269 | 90% | 22% | Weak | node/1236703790 | |
| 21 | حلة محيش | village | 7,287 | 88% | 29% | Weak | node/11361489487 | |
| 22 | الشقيري | village | 7,238 | 85% | 29% | Weak | node/1237961162 | |
| 23 | الخويلدية | village | 6,578 | 82% | 21% | Weak | node/11361489488 | |
| 24 | الحسيني | village | 6,230 | 79% | 18% | Weak | node/1237961152 | |
| 25 | أبو السلع | village | 5,931 | 76% | 15% | Weak | node/1237960681 |
Downgrade Candidates
Places whose population is more consistent with the next-lower type's distribution than their own. Ranked by signal strength, then percentile within current type.
| # | Name | Type | Population | Own %ile | %ile among next lower | Signal | Edit | OSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | الليث | city | 18,430 | 2% | 68% | Strong | node/1237964367 | |
| 2 | القويعية | city | 22,519 | 4% | 75% | Strong | node/1236421394 | |
| 3 | القنفذة | city | 24,512 | 6% | 77% | Strong | node/1010180725 | |
| 4 | الذيبية | town | 5,068 | 1% | 65% | Weak | node/7650532028 | |
| 5 | ظلم | town | 5,090 | 1% | 65% | Weak | node/1236449562 | |
| 6 | الفياض | town | 5,105 | 2% | 71% | Weak | node/1236744782 | |
| 7 | نعجان | town | 5,125 | 3% | 71% | Weak | node/1236705209 | |
| 8 | تربة | town | 5,134 | 4% | 71% | Weak | node/1237534271 | |
| 9 | عرجاء | town | 5,163 | 4% | 71% | Weak | node/1236695924 | |
| 10 | ميسان | town | 5,227 | 5% | 71% | Weak | node/295919318 | |
| 11 | حالة عمار | town | 5,293 | 6% | 71% | Weak | node/1237958860 | |
| 12 | الضبيعة | town | 5,487 | 6% | 71% | Weak | node/1236705174 | |
| 13 | جبة | town | 5,493 | 7% | 71% | Weak | node/1237937470 | |
| 14 | ضبا | city | 25,568 | 8% | 78% | Weak | node/1237957881 | |
| 15 | القوارة | town | 5,523 | 8% | 71% | Weak | node/747671390 | |
| 16 | القاعد | town | 5,523 | 8% | 71% | Weak | node/1237536923 | |
| 17 | روضة هباس | town | 5,532 | 9% | 71% | Weak | node/1237548502 | |
| 18 | حوطة بني تميم | city | 26,270 | 10% | 80% | Weak | node/1013645944 | |
| 19 | أبوالسداد | town | 5,536 | 10% | 71% | Weak | node/7699743950 | |
| 20 | شقراء | city | 26,651 | 12% | 82% | Weak | node/1236702168 | |
| 21 | النماص | city | 27,021 | 14% | 82% | Weak | node/1236687970 | |
| 22 | المذنب | city | 29,210 | 16% | 83% | Weak | node/1236366944 | |
| 23 | الوجه | city | 30,512 | 18% | 85% | Weak | node/1237957986 | |
| 24 | بيش | city | 30,835 | 20% | 85% | Weak | node/6391743774 | |
| 25 | ليلى | city | 30,906 | 22% | 85% | Weak | node/1236714296 |
Monitor
Places that are consistent with their current type's distribution but sit at an extreme percentile within it. No reclassification signal yet, but worth revisiting as more population data is tagged.
No places in the monitor tier.