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Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective:
Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Ethnic groups:
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
Languages:
Arabic (official)
Religions:
Muslim (official) 100%
Population:
26,534,504 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
note:
includes 5,576,076 non-nationals
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 28.8% (male 3,913,775/female 3,727,767)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.8% (male 2,811,407/female 2,439,978)
25-54 years:
44.2% (male 6,769,529/female 4,971,415)
55-64 years:
4.1% (male 604,722/female 494,497)
65 years and over:
3% (male 416,673/female 384,741) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
26.7 years
female:
24.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.523% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
19.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 82% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
RIYADH (capital) 4.725 million; Jeddah 3.234 million; Mecca 1.484 million; Medina 1.104 million; Ad Dammam 902,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.29 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.08 male(s)/female
total population:
1.21 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 111
male:
17.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.35 years
country comparison to the world: 108
male:
72.37 years
female:
76.42 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.26 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.939 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.01% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
35.6% (2000)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
5.3% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
5.6% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
86.6%
male:
90.4%
female:
81.3% (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male:
14 years
female:
13 years (2009)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 28.2%
country comparison to the world: 17
male:
23.6%
female:
45.8% (2008)
NOTE: The information regarding Saudi Arabia on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saudi Arabia PEOPLE 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saudi Arabia PEOPLE 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.
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