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PEOPLE
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Population:
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21,504,613
(July 1999 est.)
note: includes 5,321,938 non-nationals (July 1999 est.)
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Age
Structure:
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0-14
years: 43% (male 4,705,724; female 4,543,918)
15-64 years:54% (male 6,925,020; female 4,783,570)
65 years and over: 3% (male 291,449; female 254,932) (1999
est.) |
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Population
Growth Rate:
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3.39%
(1999 est.) |
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Birth
Rate:
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37.38
births/1,000 population (1999 est) |
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Death
Rate:
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4.86
deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Net
Migration Rate:
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1.4
migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Sex
Ratio:
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at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.45 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.14 male(s)/female
total population:1.24 male(s)/female (1999 est.) |
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Infant
Mortality Rate:
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38.8
deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth:
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total
population: 70.55 years
male: 68.67 years
female:72.53 years (1999 est.) |
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Total
Fertility Rate:
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6.34
children born/woman (1999 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
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Ethnic
Groups:
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Arab
90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
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Religions:
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Muslim
100% |
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Languages:
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Arabic |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.8%
male: 71.5%
female: 50.2% (1995 est.) |
