| People | Saudi Arabia |
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Population:
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26,131,703 (July 2011 est.)
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals |
Population density:
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13 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 82% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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RIYADH (capital) 4.725 million; Jeddah 3.234 million; Mecca 1.484 million; Medina 1.104 million; Ad Dammam 902,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.4% (male 3,939,377/female 3,754,020)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 9,980,253/female 7,685,328)
65 years and over: 3% (male 404,269/female 368,456) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 25.3 years
male: 26.4 years
female: 23.9 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.536% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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19.34 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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 (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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24 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.11 years
male: 72.15 years
female: 76.16 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.31 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.939 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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2.2 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 63% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 37% of population
total: 11% of population (1990) |
Sanitation facility access:
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void |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.01% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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5.3% (2005) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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35.6% (2000) |
Nationality:
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noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
Ethnic groups:
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Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
Religions:
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Muslim 100% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official) |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.6% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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