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Saudi Arabia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 32,938,213 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 2.032 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 39.782 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 83.622 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.3 per 1,000 live births (2017)
Life Expectancy at Birth 74.72 years (2017)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 324 billion kWh (2016) #11
Consumption 296 billion kWh (2016) #12
Exports 0 billion kWh (2016) #85
Imports 0 billion kWh (2016) #105

Oil

Ranking
Production 12,090 thousand bbl/day (2017) #2
Consumption 3,302 thousand bbl/day (2016) #6
Exports (Refined) [3] 7,416 thousand bbl/day (2013) #1
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 266 billion bbl (2018) #2

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 4,232 billion cu ft (2015) #9
Consumption (Dry) 3,859 billion cu ft (2017) #7
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #78
Proved Reserves 304 trillion cu ft (2018) #5

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 214 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 47,932,521 (2016 est.)
Highways 221,372 km (2006)
Internet Users 20,768,456 (2016 est.)
Railways 5,140 km (2016)
Telephones 3,637,442 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Total Area2,149,690 sq. km
Land Area2,149,690 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline2,640 km
Climateharsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
Terrainmostly uninhabited, sandy desert
Lowest PointPersian Gulf 0 m
Highest Point Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017