Population:
25,731,776
Country comparison to the world: 46
Note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38% (male 5,557,453/female 5,340,614)
15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,608,032/female 7,473,543)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 363,241/female 343,750) (2010 est.)
Median age:
Total: 24.9 years
Male: 26 years
Female: 23.4 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.548% (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 80 Birth rate:
19.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 101
Death rate:
3.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 218
Net migration rate:
-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 145
Urbanization:
Urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Population of Major Cities:
RIYADH (capital) 4.725 million; Jiddah 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
Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.27 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.17 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births
Country comparison to the world: 112
Male: 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 14.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 73.87 years
Country comparison to the world: 108
Male: 71.93 years
Female: 75.9 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.35 children born/woman (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 100
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.01% (2001 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 169
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 (official)
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 78.8%
Male: 84.7%
Female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Total: 14 years
Male: 14 years
Female: 13 years (2008)
Education expenditures:
5.7% of GDP (2008)
Country comparison to the world: 41
25,731,776
Country comparison to the world: 46
Note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38% (male 5,557,453/female 5,340,614)
15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,608,032/female 7,473,543)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 363,241/female 343,750) (2010 est.)
Median age:
Total: 24.9 years
Male: 26 years
Female: 23.4 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.548% (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 80 Birth rate:
19.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 101
Death rate:
3.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 218
Net migration rate:
-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 145
Urbanization:
Urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Population of Major Cities:
RIYADH (capital) 4.725 million; Jiddah 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
Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.27 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.17 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births
Country comparison to the world: 112
Male: 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 14.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 73.87 years
Country comparison to the world: 108
Male: 71.93 years
Female: 75.9 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.35 children born/woman (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 100
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.01% (2001 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 169
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 (official)
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 78.8%
Male: 84.7%
Female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Total: 14 years
Male: 14 years
Female: 13 years (2008)
Education expenditures:
5.7% of GDP (2008)
Country comparison to the world: 41