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Saudi Arabia

Mr. Jose Eguren
UN Resident Coordinator and UNFPA Representative
Tel: Direct (966 1) 4651031
Tel: Office (966 1) 46530222 – 4653157
Fax: (966 1) 4652087
E-mail: Jose.eguren@undp.org
Demographic, Social & Economic Indicators
Total Population (millions) (2000) 21.6
Projected population (millions) (2025) 40.0
Avg. pop. growth rate (%) (1995-2000) 3.4
% Urban (1995) 80
Urban growth rate (1995-2000) 3.9
Population/ ha arable and perm. crop land 0.6
Total fertility rate (1995-2000) 5.80
% births with skilled attendants 90
GNP per capita PPP$ (1998) 10,498
Per capita central govt. expenditures (PPP$) Education 791.6
Health   650.1
External population assistance (US$,000) --
Under-5 mortality M/F M  31
F  24
Per capita energy consumption 4,753
Access to safe water 93
   
Monitoring ICPD Goals: Selected Indicators
Infant mortality Total per 1,000 live births 23
Life expectancy M 69.9
F 73.4
Maternal mortality ratio --
Primary enrolment (gross) M 77
F 75
Proportion reaching grade 5 M 87
F 92
Secondary enrolment (gross) M 65
F 57
% Illiterate (>15 years) M 17
F 34
Contraceptive knowledge % knowing method--

% knowing source --
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 113
Contraceptive prevalence Any method-- Modern methods --
   

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