Country page · Middle East & North Africa
If you were born in Saudi Arabia
1 in 220 babies · 0.45% of births · about 609,879 a year
Right now, about 0.45% of the world's babies are born in Saudi Arabia — 1 in 220, or roughly 609,879 a year and 1,671 a day. Life expectancy there is 79.0 years.
How the 1 in 220 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Saudi Arabia has about 609,879 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.45% — 1 in 220. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Saudi Arabia, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 81.3 · men 77.3 | 79.0 years | 40th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 6.0 / 1,000 | 0.6% | 44th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 4.7 / 1,000 | 0.5% | 42nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 7 | 34th lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 2.31 | 99th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 16.0 years | 35th highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 83.9% | 19th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $73,784 | 16th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | — | — |
| People living in cities | 84.6% | 29th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 2.5% | 24th lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 100.0% | 1st highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 0.9 | 36th lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 14.1% | 36th lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.10% | 108th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 14.7% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Saudi Arabia compared with Middle East & North Africa
Life expectancy in Saudi Arabia is 79.0 years, against a Middle East & North Africa average of 75.6. The under-5 death rate is 0.6%, versus 2.0% across the region. Income per person is $73,784, against $31,000 regionally; expected schooling is 16.0 years against 12.7. 84.6% of people live in cities, against 74.9% in the region.
| Indicator | Saudi Arabia | Middle East & North Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.0 years old | 75.6 years old | 73.3 years old |
| Under-5 deaths | 0.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $73,784 | $31,000 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 16.0 years | 12.7 years | 13.0 years |
| People in cities | 84.6% | 74.9% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 79.0 years on average, with roughly 6.0 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 16.0 years of school, and income per person is around $73,784. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Saudi Arabia
The game draws Saudi Arabia in about 1 of every 220 births. From there the life runs year by year: 79.0 years of life expectancy on average, a 0.6% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $73,784 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Morocco — 1 in 213
- Chance of being born in Syria — 1 in 226
- Chance of being born in Algeria — 1 in 150
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated Oct 24, 2026.