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Saudi Arabia People 1996

Population:

18,729,576 (July 1995 est.)

note:

a 1992 census gives the number of Saudi citizens as 12,304,835 and the number of residents who are not citizens as 4,624,459

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 3,952,573; male 4,065,224)

15-64 years:

55% (female 4,078,001; male 6,219,737)

65 years and over:

2% (female 203,372; male 210,669) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.68% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

38.78 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.54 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

3.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

48.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

68.5 years

male:

66.79 years

female:

70.3 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.48 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Saudi(s)

adjective:

Saudi or Saudi Arabian

Ethnic divisions:

Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Religions:

Muslim 100%

Languages:

Arabic

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

62%

male:

73%

female:

48%

Labor force:

5 million-6 million

by occupation:

government 34%, industry and oil 28%, services 22%, agriculture 16%

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