Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 4,781,695; female 4,607,038)
15-64 years:
55% (male 7,093,567; female 4,969,848)
65 years and over:
2% (male 309,638; female 261,720) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.28% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 37.47 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.43 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.18 male(s)/female
total population:
1.24 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 52.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
67.77 years
male:
66.11 years
female:
69.51 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.3 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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.)