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Population:
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25,795,938
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.3% (male 5,039,578; female 4,845,937)
15-64 years: 59.3% (male 8,810,705; female 6,494,770)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 327,047; female 277,901) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 21.2 years
male: 22.8 years
female: 19.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.44% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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29.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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2.66 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 1.36 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female
total population: 1.22 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 15.72 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.23 years
male: 73.26 years
female: 77.3 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.11 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.01% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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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: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
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