Key demographics
- Population
- 33.0M
- Density
- 15.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.900 (Very High)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 79.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.31
- Urban population (2025)
- 84.6%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 97.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 66.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 36.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 84.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 16.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 2.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 25.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.31
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.6%
- Tourism (2019)
- 20.3M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
- Demonym (male)
- Saudi Arabian
- Demonym (female)
- Saudi Arabian
- National anthem
- Chant of the Saudi Nation
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 79.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 65.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 4.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 83/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.4/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 3.41/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 6.56/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,825
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 14.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 97.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 399
- Internet users (2024)
- 100.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 159.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 44.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 483/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 44.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 2,149,690 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +966
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .sa
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
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