Short facts about people of Saudi Arabia

Population:

22,757,092 note:  includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  42.52% (male 4,932,465; female 4,743,908) 15-64 years:  54.8% (male 7,290,840; female 5,179,393) 65 years and over:  2.68% (male 334,981; female 275,505) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.27% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

37.34 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.41 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.22 male(s)/female total population:  1.23 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

51.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.09 years male:  66.4 years female:  69.85 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.25 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.01% (1999 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:  62.8% male:  71.5% female:  50.2% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook