Population  22,023,506
note:includes 5,360,526 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)

Age structure  0-14 years:43% (male 4,781,695; female 4,607,038)
15-64 years:55% (male 7,093,567; female 4,969,848)
65 years and over:2% (male 309,638; female 261,720) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate  3.28% (2000 est.)

Birth rate  37.47 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate  6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate  1.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio  at birth:1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:1.43 male(s)/female
65 years and over:1.18 male(s)/female
total population:1.24 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate  52.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth  total population:67.77 years
male:66.11 years
female:69.51 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate  6.3 children born/woman (2000 est.)

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

Ethnic groups  Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Religions  Muslim 100%

Languages  Arabic