Population:

28,161,417
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 38.1% (male 5,469,641/female 5,258,508)
15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,467,325/female 7,284,077)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 355,173/female 326,693) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 21.5 years
male: 22.9 years
female: 19.7 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.945% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

28.83 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

2.52 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

-6.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.3 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.09 male(s)/female
total population: 1.19 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 12.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 76.09 years
male: 74.04 years
female: 78.25 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.89 children born/woman (2008 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.)