Demographics
Population - As of 2012, 28.29 million people
Ethnicity - 90% Arabs, 10% Afro-Arabs
Life expectancy at birth- total population: 74.35 years
male: 72.37 years
female: 76.42 years
Religions- Muslim (official) 100%
Languages- Arabic (official)
Literacy- total population: 86.6%
male: 90.4%
female: 81.3%Major cities population- Riyadh (capital) 4.725 million; Jeddah 3.234 million; Mecca 1.484 million; Medina 1.104 million; Ad Dammam 902,000
Population - As of 2012, 28.29 million people
Ethnicity - 90% Arabs, 10% Afro-Arabs
Life expectancy at birth- total population: 74.35 years
male: 72.37 years
female: 76.42 years
Religions- Muslim (official) 100%
Languages- Arabic (official)
Literacy- total population: 86.6%
male: 90.4%
female: 81.3%Major cities population- Riyadh (capital) 4.725 million; Jeddah 3.234 million; Mecca 1.484 million; Medina 1.104 million; Ad Dammam 902,000