Saudi Arabia's statistics department said in a report released on the occasion of International Youth Day that about 67 percent of the country's population is made up of minors and young people.
According to a report titled 'Youth Statistics' released by the Statistics Department on the occasion of International Youth Day on August 12, most of the country's youth population is unmarried.
The report compares data on groups of young men and women between the ages of 15 and 34 in other areas, including marriage, health and physical exercise.
According to the Saudi Gazette, the report also gives the number of youths killed in traffic accidents during the last five years.
The report also looks at mortality and birth rates among young men and women in Saudi Arabia.
The report shows that by 2018, Saudi Arabia had the highest fertility rate among women aged 30 to 34 in the world, with 124 out of every 1,000 Saudi women becoming mothers.
However, the report said that the birth rate in Saudi Arabia is the lowest and by 2018, 7 out of every 1,000 local and non-local women living in the kingdom have given birth to 7 children.
According to statistics, boys are more likely than boys to die in road accidents in Saudi Arabia.
Overall, about 67 percent of Saudi Arabia's population is between the ages of 15 and 34, the report said.
Overall, the young population is divided into three groups, including 14-year-olds and over-35s.
About 37% of the young population is between the ages of 15 and 34, and surprisingly, boys and girls of the same age are the most unmarried.
In Saudi Arabia, males constitute 51% of the population and females 49% of the population aged 15-34.
In 2020, Saudi Arabia saw an increase in the number of boys between the ages of 15 and 34, but more girls than boys between the ages of 25 and 29.
The report, citing 2019 figures, found that more than 66% of boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 34 were unmarried and only 33% of young people of the same age were married, while about 2% of young people of the same age were divorced.
The report states that most of the young population is unmarried boys while girls are at the forefront of married youth.
The report also provides statistics on barriers to marriage and states that most boys do not get married due to the high cost of marriage and the increased costs after marriage.
Similarly, the report said that the number of girls is higher among the youths who do not want to get married and run away from marriage due to lack of a good partner.
Girls are also at the forefront of not getting married due to completion of education and overall 7% of girls between the ages of 15 and 34 do not want to get married.
9% of girls of the same age do not get married due to fear of not being able to fulfill their responsibilities, while the number of girls who do not get married due to lack of a suitable partner is about 12%.
