Saudi Arabia Demographics Profile 2007

Population

27,601,038
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 38.2% (male 5,369,285/female 5,162,585)
15-64 years: 59.4% (male 9,316,694/female 7,089,370)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 348,827/female 314,277) (2007 est.)

Median age

total: 21.4 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 19.6 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate

2.06% (2007 est.)

Birth rate

29.1 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate

2.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate

-5.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.314 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female
total population: 1.196 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.88 years
male: 73.85 years
female: 78.02 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.94 children born/woman (2007 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 100%

Languages

Arabic

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)