According to the Census of 1992, population of Saudi Arabia was 12,304,000, while there were 4,625,000-expatriated living in Kingdom. There is a traditional Society if Saudi Arabia and it combines virtues of the Bedouin life having latent for the commerce as well as underlying devotion to principles of the Islam. Capital of Kingdom is Riyadh , and is largest city with population of more than 2 million. It is mainland, sea and Air gateway on Red Sea coast. Other main cities include Madihan, Makkah, Buraidah, Jubail, Yanbu and Abha of 500,000 to 1 million people.Group of Bedouins is constituted majority of population during firs half of 20 th century. Way of life gradually altered however, under pressure of the rapid economic and social development. General census of population showed only 27% contribution of Bedouins while dwellers and villagers constitute second largest category of population. Number of Villagers has also decreased due to the migration to mainly urban areas. Villagers have constituted about 15% of population (1991). Number of city dwellers in Kingdom has dramatically increased, with sharp drop in number of rural dwellers and Bedouins. It has attracted the national inhabitants and people from abroad. It has developed with the breathtaking speed.
Estimated population, holding Saudi citizenship has widely varied. Government indicates population of about 14,870,000 that has published in the official figure. Same year some estimates from western source inside Kingdom were low as 6 million. Estimation from United Nation was slightly less from the official figure of Saudi Arabia .
Official figure was based on 1990's rate of growth, which indicated the population of twenty million by the year 2000. Saudi census indicated in 1992, an indigenous population at 12.3 million, and growth rate with 3.3 percent. From the economic point, there were many difficulties that increased in Saudi Arabia and forced many of citizens to work.
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