Birth rate: 37.63 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.02 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.44 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.46 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 41.34 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.03 years male: 68.19 years female: 71.96 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.38 children born/woman (1998 est.)
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: 62.8% male: 71.5% female: 50.2% (1995 est.)