Working age population by nationality (Saudi/non-Saudi), sex and age groups (1992; 2004)

year					1992
Citizenship		Saudis			Non-Saudis			TOTAL
Age Groups	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
15 – 19	660.372	674.584	1.334.956	80.154	80.695	160.849	740.526	755.279	1.495.805
20 – 24	525.534	516.615	1.042.149	259.179	101.744	360.923	784.713	618.359	1.403.072
25 – 29	415.443	455.358	870.801	612.593	156.401	768.994	1.028.036	611.759	1.639.795
30 – 34	326.933	320.143	647.076	633.639	226.364	860.003	960.572	546.507	1.507.079
35 – 39	264.540	283.492	548.032	499.700	143.272	642.972	764.240	426.764	1.191.004
40 – 44	180.207	186.672	366.879	320.615	72.340	392.955	500.822	259.012	759.834
45 – 49	153.968	161.226	315.194	171.716	36.619	208.335	325.684	197.845	523.529
50 – 54	143.948	147.998	291.946	92.104	23.011	115.115	236.052	171.009	407.061
55 – 59	117.397	92.678	210.075	39.890	10.313	50.203	157.287	102.991	260.278
Total	2.788.342	2.838.766	5.627.108	2.709.590	850.759	3.560.349	5.497.932	3.689.525	9.187.457

					2004
15 – 19	948.707	938.982	1.887.689	150.298	142.200	292.498	1.099.005	1.081.182	2.180.187
20 – 24	760.146	786.510	1.546.656	298.251	159.920	458.171	1.058.397	946.430	2.004.827
25 – 29	725.413	701.326	1.426.739	626.706	240.156	866.862	1.352.119	941.482	2.293.601
30 – 34	569.152	575.126	1.144.278	709.730	271.093	980.823	1.278.882	846.219	2.125.101
35 – 39	492.543	498.170	990.713	674.734	190.103	864.837	1.167.277	688.273	1.855.550
40 – 44	411.890	372.981	784.871	511.983	121.907	633.890	923.873	494.888	1.418.761
45 – 49	313.340	277.511	590.851	338.148	72.775	410.923	651.488	350.286	1.001.774
50 – 54	222.166	199.415	421.581	193.133	43.516	236.649	415.299	242.931	658.230
55 – 59	146.079	153.194	299.273	84.880	21.644	106.524	230.959	174.838	405.797
Total	4.589.436	4.503.215	9.092.651	3.587.863	1.263.314	4.851.177	8.177.299	5.766.529	13.943.828

Source: national censuses, given years

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Reference periods for each census: the nights of October 13th, 1992; September 15th, 2004; April 27th, 2010.

Implementation method: the Censuses are carried out according to de facto methodology, i.e. counting persons where they are during time of reference, be they usual residents of the place or temporary residents.

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within the Kingdom’s borders during time of reference, be they permanent or temporary residents.

The census also includes: Saudi diplomats posted abroad (their details are provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Saudis temporarily out of the Kingdom for reasons such as treatment, business, tourism, studies…, counted with their family members residing in the Kingdom.

The working age population is defined as the population aged 15 to 60 (retirement age for Saudis), even though (as of mid-2013) there is no maximum working age on foreign nationals.

2. Institution which provides data

Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Ministry and Economy and Planning

3. Data availability

As of May 31st, 2013, only preliminary results of 2010′ census have been published online.

Parts of censuses conducted in 1992 and 2004 are available on the website of the CDSI (http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/), in published form in PDF format.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/13 (English)

https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/13 (Arabic)

For 1992 all published data is broken down by nationality (Saudi/non-Saudi). For 2004, only the data on sex and on administrative regions and sub-regions of residence is broken down by nationality (Saudi/ Non-Saudi).

Date of access: May 2013.