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Saudi Arabia Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 20,847   Population 2000 (UN '000) 20,346
Area (km2) 1,938,837   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 386
Number of Administrative Units 13   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 1,604
Number of Urban Extents 50   Number of Settlement Points 47

Saudi Arabia Details

Names
ISO3-Code SAU
Continent Asia
Country Name Saudi Arabia
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Emirate
Number of Units 13
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 1,604
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2000
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 16,097
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 18,313
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 20,847
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 15,400
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 17,091
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 20,346
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 1,938,837
Average Input Resolution (km) 386
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 47
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 3,563,456
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 32,542
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 303,657
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 50
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 4,956
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 2
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 828
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 41,410
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 3,964,153
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,038
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 295,300
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 14,765,010
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 2%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 69%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 87%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 88
Regression-estimated Extents 1
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
2000 population data were provided by the Central Department of Statistics, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Demographic Survey (1419 A.H./ 2000 A.D) 1992 population data were provided by the Population And Housing Census (1413 A.H./1992 A.D.), http://www.planning.gov.sa/docs/st2e.htm .
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Boundary data were digitized at NCGIA from the 1990 CIA map. This dataset was initially prepared for the UNEP/GRID-CGIAR-NCGIA Asia Population Database, http://www.grid.unep.ch/gridhome.html or http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov .
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
NIMA, World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Cities with 5,000 inhabitants or more.
Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
A population growth rate was calculated between 1992 and 2000 to extrapolate the population data to target years.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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