🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
SA / SAU #12
Nomad Score
58.0
Cities
19
Region
Arab League,
G20,
BRICS,
Middle East,
Arab World,
Silk Road,
OPEC,
Asia,
Asia,
Western Asia
Currency
SAR
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
33.0M
Density
15.4/km²
HDI
0.900
(Very High)
Life Expectancy (2023)
78.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.28
Urban Population (2024)
84.5%
Literacy Rate (2024)
97.9%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
Demonym (male)
Saudi Arabian
Demonym (female)
Saudi Arabian
National Anthem
Chant of the Saudi Nation
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 23.8% | |
| 15-64 Working | 73.2% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.0% |
Dependency Ratio
36.6%
Profile
Mature
Urban Pop. (2024)
84.5%
Birth Rate (2023)
16.4 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
2.3 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.28
Infant Mortality (2023)
4.9 /1000
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
78.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
65.6 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
5.7% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
4.9/1000
UHC Index (2021)
74/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
2.4/1000
Physicians (2023)
3.41/1000
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2024)
97.9%
Education Spending (2023)
5.1% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
399
Internet Users (2024)
100.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
157.8/100
Broadband (2023)
43.6/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
43.6
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
2,149,690 km²
Capital
Riyadh
📍
Continent
Asia
Region
Asia
Subregion
Western Asia
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Saudi Arabia has a green field, at the center of which is an Arabic inscription — the Shahada — in white above a white horizontal sabre with its tip pointed to the hoist side of the field.
National Anthem
Chant of the Saudi Nation
National Holiday
Saudi National Day
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