of 2020. Population Age Distribution 0–14 years: 24.84% 15–24 years: 15.38% 25–54 years: 50.2% 55–64 years: 5.95% 65 years and over: 3.63% Sex Ratios at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0–14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15–24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25–54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female 55–64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female According to the CIA World Factbook the population of Saudi Arabia has a large young population ages 0–19 years and an increasing middle-age population ages 20–35 years. With a growing population reaching adulthood, global economists and the Saudi government have become concerned that there are more Saudis seeking jobs than are available. The nation has also seen a rise in its older population as life expectancy has risen throughout the last 40 years. Life Expectancy At Birth The following data has been retrieved from the CIA World Factbook as of 2018. total population: male: 74.2 years female: 77.3 years Density Population Density: 15.322 people per km2 of land (2017) Vital statistics Births and deaths Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020): The following data have been retrieved from the CIA World Factbook as of 2020. Birth rate: 14.7 births/1,000 population Death rate: 3.4 deaths/1,000 population Maternal mortality rate: 17 deaths/100,000 live births Infant mortality rate: male: 12.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births Total fertility rate: 1.95 children born/woman Saudi Arabia is ranked 111th in comparison to the world with a birth rate of 18.51 births per 1,000 people in 2019. The nation's death rate is ranked 220th worldwide with 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people. Although birth rates have decreased in the last two decades, rates of decline fail to match the significant decline in death rates. Because of this, Saudi Arabia has experienced a population explosion in the last 40 years, and continues to grow at a rate of 1.63% per year. Saudi Arabia's population growth continues to be 0.295% higher than population growth rates in the Middle East and North Africa. Infant mortality rates have declined dramatically in the past twenty years from 25.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1995 to 6.3 deaths in 2017, according to the World Bank. Saudi Arabia has a substantially lower infant mortality rate in comparison to the Middle East and North Africa region, which continues to face a high of 19.3 deaths for every 1,000 live births as of 2017. This significant reduction can be attributed to rising