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The People of Saudi Arabia

Saudi or Saudi Arabian People

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Population: 28,686,633 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 38% (male 5,557,453/female 5,340,614) 15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,608,032/female 7,473,543) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 363,241/female 343,750) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 21.6 years male: 22.9 years female: 19.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.848% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 2.49 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.29 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female total population: 1.18 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 11.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.3 years male: 74.23 years female: 78.48 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.83 children born/woman (2009 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.)