Saudi Arabia Demographics Profile 2013

Population

26,534,504 (July 2012 est.)
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.8% (male 3,913,775/female 3,727,767)
15-24 years: 19.8% (male 2,811,407/female 2,439,978)
25-54 years: 44.2% (male 6,769,529/female 4,971,415)
55-64 years: 4.1% (male 604,722/female 494,497)
65 years and over: 3% (male 416,673/female 384,741) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 25.7 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 24.4 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.523% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

19.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

3.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 82% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

RIYADH (capital) 4.725 million; Jeddah 3.234 million; Mecca 1.484 million; Medina 1.104 million; Ad Dammam 902,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.29 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.08 male(s)/female
total population: 1.21 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 15.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.35 years
male: 72.37 years
female: 76.42 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.26 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.01% (2001 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 (official) 100%

Languages

Arabic (official)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.6%
male: 90.4%
female: 81.3% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2009)

Education expenditures

5.6% of GDP (2008)

Maternal mortality rate

24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

5.3% (2005)

Health expenditures

5% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.939 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital bed density

2.2 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

35.6% (2000)