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},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "32.4 years (2024 est.)"
"text": "32.8 years (2025 est.)"
},
"male": {
"text": "34.6 years"
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}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "1.68% (2024 est.)"
"text": "1.72% (2025 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "13.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
"text": "13.41 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
"text": "3.51 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "6.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)"
"text": "7.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)"
},
"Population distribution": {
"text": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east through Riyadh in the interior to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea"
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},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)"
"text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)"
},
"male": {
"text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births"
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}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.87 children born/woman (2024 est.)"
"text": "1.84 children born/woman (2025 est.)"
},
"Gross reproduction rate": {
"text": "0.91 (2024 est.)"
"text": "0.9 (2025 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved: urban": {
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"text": "3.5% (2020 est.)"
},
"Currently married women (ages 15-49)": {
"text": "63.2% (2023 est.)"
"text": "55.3% (2022 est.)"
},
"Education expenditure": {
"Education expenditure (% GDP)": {
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"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) are divided into two ministries:<br><br>Ministry of Defense: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes marines, special forces, naval aviation), Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Missiles Force; Ministry of the National Guard: Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)<br><br>Other security forces include: <br><br>Ministry of Interior: Facilities Security Forces, Public Security Forces (police), General Directorate of Border Guard<br><br>State Security Presidency (SSP): General Directorate of Investigation (Mabahith), Special Security Forces, Special Emergency Forces (2025)",
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the regular armed forces under the Ministry of Defense are responsible for external defense, although they can be called for domestic security duties if needed <br><br><strong>note 2</strong>: the SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force comprised off tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud; it is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, guarding against military coups, defending strategic facilities and resources, and providing security for the cities of Mecca and Medina; it may also assist the regular armed forces in combat operations<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> the SAAF includes the Saudi Royal Guard Command, a unit which provides security and protection to the ruling family and other dignitaries"
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the regular armed forces under the Ministry of Defense are responsible for external defense, although they can be called for domestic security duties if needed <br><br><strong>note 2</strong>: the SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force comprised of tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud; it is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, guarding against military coups, defending strategic facilities and resources, and providing security for the cities of Mecca and Medina; it may also assist the regular armed forces in combat operations<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> the SAAF includes the Saudi Royal Guard Command, a unit which provides security and protection to the ruling family and other dignitaries"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2024": {
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"text": "approximately 250,000 active Saudi Armed Forces, including 125,000 under the Ministry of Defense and 125,000 in the National Guard (2025)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons and equipment from Europe and the US; the US has been the largest supplier; major European suppliers have included France, Spain, and the UK; Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest importers of arms (2024)",
"text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, is comprised of imported modern armaments; major suppliers include Canada, China, France, Spain, the UK, and the US; Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest importers of arms (2025)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Saudi Navy is in the midst of a multi-year and multi-billion-dollar expansion and modernization program to purchase new frigates, corvettes, and other naval craft from such suppliers as Spain and the US"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "men (17-40) and women (21-40) may volunteer for military service; no conscription (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in 2021, women were allowed to serve in the Army, Air Defense, Navy, Strategic Missile Force, medical services, and internal security forces up to the rank of non-commissioned officer"
},
"Military deployments": {
"text": "continues to maintain a military presence in Yemen; has also established and supports several local militias, including the National Shield Forces in Aden and the Amajid Brigade in Abyan (2023)"
"text": "voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription&nbsp; (2025)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Saudi Arabia's security concerns include border security, cyberattacks, instability and Houthi (Ansarallah) rebels in Yemen, international terrorism, maritime security, and regional rivals such as Iran and Turkey<br><br>Saudi Arabia has close security ties with the US; the SAAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and hosts US forces; the US has participated in a cooperative program to equip and train the SANG since 1973, and much of the equipment for both the regular forces and the SANG has been acquired from the US; Saudi Arabia also has defense relationships with China, France, India, Pakistan, the UK, and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members; it is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region; the force was established in 1982, and its leadership is based in Saudi Arabia<br><br>in 2015, Saudi Arabia led a military intervention into Yemen by a coalition of Arab states in support of the Republic of Yemen Government against the separatist Houthis (Ansarallah); Saudi forces from both the Ministry of Defense and the SANG participated in combat operations in Yemen; Saudi Arabia also raised and equipped paramilitary/militia security forces in Yemen--based largely on tribal or regional affiliation--to deploy along the Saudi-Yemen border (2025)"
"text": "Saudi Arabia's security concerns include border security, cyberattacks, instability in Yemen, international terrorism, maritime security, and regional rivals such as Iran and Turkey<br><br>Saudi Arabia has close security ties with the US; the SAAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and hosts US forces; the US has participated in a cooperative program to equip and train the SANG since 1973, and much of the equipment for both the regular forces and the SANG has been acquired from the US; Saudi Arabia also has defense relationships with China, France, India, Pakistan, the UK, and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members; it is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region; the force was established in 1982, and its leadership is based in Saudi Arabia (2025)"
}
},
"Space": {