Population: 17,869,558 (July 1991), growth rate 4.2% (1991); note--the population figure is based on growth since the last official Saudi census of 1974 that reported a total of 7 million persons and included foreign workers; estimates from other sources may be 15-30% lower

Birth rate: 37 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 12 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 69 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 68 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Saudi(s); adjective--Saudi or Saudi Arabian

Ethnic divisions: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Religion: Muslim 100%

Language: Arabic

Literacy: 62% (male 73%, female 48%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 4,200,000; about 60% are foreign workers; government 34%, industry and oil 28%, services 22%, and agriculture 16%

Organized labor: trade unions are illegal

NOTE: The information regarding Saudi Arabia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saudi Arabia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saudi Arabia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.