POPULATION


People
Population: 19,409,058 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 4,228,660; female 4,103,622)
15-64 years: 55% (male 6,393,384; female 4,240,535)
65 years and over: 2% (male 227,789; female 215,068) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.45% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 38.32 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.51 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.27 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
46.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69 years
male: 67.25 years
female: 70.84 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.45 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Ethnic divisions:
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
Religions:
Muslim 100%
Languages:
Arabic
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 62.8%
male: 71.5%
female: 50.2%