Human Development in Saudi Arabia

- Selected Facts on Saudi Arabia from HDR 2007/2008
- Saudi Arabia's HDI and GDI Trends
- National Human Development Achievements and Challenges

 


Selected Facts on Saudi Arabia from HDR 2007/2008 

 Population:

 28.1 million (2011) 

 Total Population:

 7.3 million (1975) / 28.1 million (2011 )/- 38.5 million (2030)

 Annual Population Growth Rate %:

 2.7 (1990-1995) 

2.1 (2010-2015)  

 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita (PPP US$): 

 $23,480 (2009) 

 Human Development Index (HDI) Rank:

 56 (2011)

 Human Development Index (HDI) Value:

 0.770 (2011)

 Gender Development Index (GDI) Rank:

 135 (2011)

 Gender Development Index (GDI) Value:

 0.646 (2011)

 Life Expectancy at Birth (years):

 73.9 (2011)

 Public Expenditure on Education (% of GPD)

 5.0 (2006 - 2009)

 Adult Literacy Rate (% aged 15 and older):

 86.1 (2005-2010)

 Forest Area (% of total land area)

 0.5c (2008) 

Mean years of schooling (years): 

7.8 (2011)

Excepted years of schooling (years):

13.7 (2011)

Gross national income (GNI) per capita (constant 2005 PPP $):

23,274 (2011)

GNI per capita rank minus HDI rank:

-19 (2011)

Nonincome HDI value:

 

0.765 (2011)

HDI rank change:

 

(2006-2011) 0 (2010-2011) 2

Average annual HDI growth

(%):  ( 1980-2011) 0.55 (1990-2011) 0.55 (2000-2011) 0.55

Inequality-adjusted life expectancy index value:

 

(2011) 0.753

Inequality-adjusted life expectancy index loss (%):

 

(2011) 11.5

Gender inequality index rank:

(2011) 135

Gender inequality index rank value:

 

(2011) 0.646

Maternal mortality ratio:

 

(2008) 24

Adolescent fertility rate:

 

(2011) 11.6

Seats in national parliament (% female) :

(2011) 0.0

Population with at least secondary education (% ages 25 and older):

 

female (2010) 50.3 male: (2010) 57.9

Contraceptive prevalence rate, any method (% of married women ages 15-49):

 

(2005-2009b) 24.0

At least one antenatal visit (%) :

(2005-2009b) 90.0

Birth attended by skilled health personnel (%):

 

(2005-2009b) 91.0

Total fertility rate:

(2011) 2.6

Composite measures of sustainability Adjusted net saving (% of GNI):

(2005-2009b) -3.9

Ecological footprint (hectares per capita):

(2007) 5.1

Environmental performance index (0-100):

 

(2010) 55.3

Greenhouse  emissions per capita (tones of carbon dioxide equivalent):

 

(2005) 2.5

Urban pollution (micrograms per cubic meter):

 

(2008) 104

Natural resource depletion  (% of GNI):

 

(2009) 28.9

Fresh water with drawals (% of total renewable water resources):

 

(2003-2010b) 943.3

Change in forest area (%):

 

(1990-2008) 0.0

Endangered species (% of all species):

 

(2010) 9

Population under age of 5 suffering from stunting  (%):

 

(2000-2009a) 9.3

Population under age of 5 suffering from wasting (%):

 

(2000-2009a) 5.3

Impact of natural disaster; Number of deaths (average annual per million people):

 

(2001/2010) 1

Population affected (average annual per million people):

 

(2001/201) 86

Deaths due to outdoor air pollution ( per million people): 

 

(2004) 108

Population living on degraded land  (%):

 

(2010) 4.3

Overall life satisfaction (0,least satisfied: 10 most satisfied):

 

(2006-2010b) 6.3

Humans cause global warming (% yes):

 

(2006-2010b) 34.6

Global warming threat (% serious a):

 

(2006-2010b) 78.6

Active in environmental group (% yes):

 

(2006-2010b) 10.6

Satisfaction with actions to preserve the environment (% Satisfied):

 

(2006-2010b) 53.3

Satisfaction with air quality  (% satisfied):

 

(2006-2010b) 55.5

Satisfaction with water quality (% satisfied):

 

(2008-2010b) 60.4

Health adjusted life expectancy  (years):

 

(2007) 62

Mortality under five (per 1,000 live births):

 

(2009) 21

Mortality Adult (per 1,000people):

 

(2009) female 102 (2009) male 186

Total expenditure on health (% of GDP):

(2009) 5.0

 
 


 Saudi Arabia's HDI and GDI Trends

  HDI RankHDI Value
  GDI Rank
  GDI Value
 1970 .. 0.386 .. 0.242
 1975 .. 0.587 .. ..
 1980 .. 0.647 .. ..
 1985 .. 0.669 .. ..
 199064
 0.702 .. ..
 1991 69 0.697 .. ..
 1992 67 0.687 .. ..
 1993 84 0.688 .. ..
 1994 67 0.742 .. ..
 1995 76 0.762 .. 0.514
 1996 63 0.772 81 0.551
 1997 73 0.774 85 0.581
 1998 70 0.778 95 0.589
 1999 78 0.740 78 0.703
 2000 75 0.747 76 0.715
 2001 68 0.754 75 0.719
 2002 71 0.759 72 0.731
 2003 73 0.769 68 0.743
 2004 77 0.768 72 0.739
 2005 77 0.772 65 0.749
 2006 76 0.777 72 0.744
 2007 61 0.812 70 0.78
 2009 76 0.763 72 0.744
 2010 61 0.767 70 0.78
 2011 56 0.770 135 0.646
 

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