Table 7 Coefficient of variation (CV) for various population dimensions across groups of governorates (%)
From: Variations in basic demographics consequential to population size of governorate in Saudi Arabia
|  | <50,000 | 50,000–100,000 | 100,000+ | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 2010 | Difference | 2004 | 2010 | Difference | 2004 | 2010 | Difference | 2004 | 2010 | Difference | |
Saudi population | 228.2 | 44.8 | −183.4 | 147.0 | 20.0 | −126.9 | 102.1 | 136.7 | 34.7 | 234.9 | 230.4 | −4.4 |
Non Saudi population | 318.2 | 69.0 | −249.2 | 175.0 | 45.8 | −129.2 | 108.9 | 214.6 | 105.7 | 362.2 | 374.7 | 12.5 |
Total population | 251.4 | 45.4 | −206.0 | 151.5 | 20.6 | −130.9 | 101.8 | 156.3 | 54.5 | 265.0 | 264.1 | −1.0 |
Saudi households | 239.3 | 46.1 | −193.2 | 141.0 | 22.1 | −118.9 | 105.8 | 140.3 | 34.5 | 249.0 | 236.3 | −12.6 |
Non Saudi households | 305.8 | 63.2 | −242.6 | 152.5 | 52.6 | −99.9 | 97.9 | 200.6 | 102.7 | 333.5 | 341.7 | 8.2 |
Total households | 258.1 | 46.3 | −211.8 | 143.7 | 25.0 | −118.7 | 103.3 | 161.3 | 58.1 | 272.0 | 271.4 | −0.6 |
Male Saudi population | 232.8 | 43.5 | −189.3 | 151.3 | 20.2 | −131.2 | 102.9 | 136.7 | 33.8 | 240.9 | 231.2 | −9.7 |
Female Saudi population | 223.6 | 46.4 | −177.2 | 142.8 | 20.3 | −122.5 | 101.3 | 131.9 | 30.6 | 228.8 | 222.3 | −6.5 |
Male non Saudi population | 307.6 | 73.0 | −234.6 | 172.5 | 54.1 | −118.5 | 107.4 | 201.9 | 94.4 | 344.4 | 349.3 | 4.9 |
Female non Saudi population | 344.9 | 76.8 | −268.0 | 184.7 | 56.3 | −128.3 | 115.0 | 226.5 | 111.4 | 409.7 | 405.0 | −4.7 |
Male total population | 257.3 | 46.9 | −210.4 | 156.4 | 23.1 | −133.3 | 102.4 | 161.3 | 58.9 | 272.9 | 273.4 | 0.6 |
Female total population | 244.1 | 46.7 | −197.4 | 145.9 | 20.5 | −125.4 | 101.7 | 151.7 | 50.1 | 255.4 | 256.7 | 1.3 |
Ratios (%)—median centered |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Population (Saudi/non Saudi) | 58.0 | 142.7 | 84.7 | 75.0 | 40.0 | −35.0 | 54.1 | 48.8 | −5.3 | 70.0 | 101.8 | 31.8 |
Population (Saudi/total) | 11.6 | 9.7 | −1.9 | 6.0 | 5.4 | −0.6 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | −0.5 |
Households (Saudi/non Saudi) | 54.2 | 176.0 | 121.8 | 58.0 | 43.4 | −14.6 | 43.1 | 56.6 | 13.5 | 54.1 | 115.9 | 61.8 |
Households (Saudi/total) | 13.0 | 15.8 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | −0.4 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 1.6 |
Saudi population (male/female) | 8.0 | 49.8 | 41.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | −0.2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | −0.7 | 7.6 | 32.8 | 25.2 |
Non Saudi population (male/female) | 38.0 | 40.3 | 2.3 | 18.2 | 36.1 | 17.9 | 25.7 | 39.7 | 14.0 | 31.7 | 42.3 | 10.6 |
Total population (male/female) | 17.3 | 39.0 | 21.7 | 10.1 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 16.3 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 16.2 | 30.1 | 13.9 |