Nationality:
noun: Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian

Ethnic groups:
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Languages:
Arabic (official)

Religions:
Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.)
note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) (2012 est.)

Population:
27,345,986
country comparison to the world: 47
note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.6% (male 3,869,961/female 3,681,616)
15-24 years: 19.3% (male 2,832,538/female 2,458,339)
25-54 years: 45.4% (male 7,086,004/female 5,323,373)
55-64 years: 4.5% (male 674,571/female 555,136)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 444,302/female 420,146) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 46.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 41.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 %
potential support ratio: 23.5 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 26.4 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 25.3 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.49% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
18.78 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.32 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 219
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 82.3% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
RIYADH (capital) 5.451 million; Jeddah 3.578 million; Mecca 1.591 million; Medina 1.142 million; Ad Dammam 941,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.33 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.08 male(s)/female
total population: 1.21 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 110
male: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.82 years
country comparison to the world: 107
male: 72.79 years
female: 76.94 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.17 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
23.8% (2007)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
3.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.94 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved: urban: 3% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 3% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.01% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
33% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
5.3% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5.1% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 90.8%
female: 82.2% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2012)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 28.3%
country comparison to the world: 31
male: 20.8%
female: 54.4% (2012)