Population 23,513,330
note: includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42.4% (male 5,086,541; female 4,883,942)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 7,493,304; female 5,396,985)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 362,780; female 289,778) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.27% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 37.25 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 5.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.39 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.25 male(s)/female
total population: 1.22 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 49.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.4 years
female: 70.2 years (2002 est.)
male: 66.7 years

Total fertility rate 6.21 children born/woman (2002 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: 78%
male: 84.2%
female: 69.5% (2002 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Saudi Arabia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saudi Arabia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saudi Arabia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.