Saudi Arabia People:
Population:
26,417,599 (July 2005 est.)
note: Includes 5,576,076 non-nationals
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.2% (male:5,149,960; female:4,952,138)
15-64 years: 59.4% (male:8,992,348; female:6,698,633)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male:334,694; female:289,826) (2005)
Median age:
total: 21.28 years
male: 22.84 years
female: 19.28 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.31% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
29.56 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
2.62 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.85 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.34 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.16 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.21 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.24 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 15.19 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 11.18 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 75.46 years (2005 est.)
male: 73.46 years
female: 77.55 years
Total fertility rate:
4.05 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.01% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Ethnic groups:
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
Religions:
Muslim 100%
Languages:
Arabic
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003)
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