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.)

Birth rate:
28.55 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
2.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

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

Urbanization:
urban population: 82% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 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.)

Education expenditures:
6.8% of GDP (2004)