| People |
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Population: |
28,146,656
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 38% (male 5,458,023/female 5,245,911)
15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,470,353/female 7,284,696)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 356,910/female 330,764) (2008 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 21.5 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 19.8 years (2008 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
1.954% (2008 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
28.85 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Death rate: |
2.49 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
-6.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.3 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.08 male(s)/female
total population: 1.19 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 11.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 76.09 years
male: 74.04 years
female: 78.25 years (2008 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
3.89 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.01% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
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Ethnic groups: |
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
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Religions: |
Muslim 100% |
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Languages: |
Arabic |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.) |
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Education expenditures: |
6.8% of GDP (2004) |
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