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Population in Middle East & North Africa: how the countries rank

How many people live where, how fast populations grow and how old they are. 12 indicators for the 23 economies of Middle East & North Africa, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Population828mgroup, 2025 · world 8.2bnPopulation growth1.81%group, 2025 · world 0.91%Urban share56.0%group, 2025 · world 57.8%Density63.1group, 2023 · world 62.1Fertility2.98group, 2024 · world 2.19Birth rate22.7group, 2024 · world 16.3Death rate5.3group, 2024 · world 7.6Aged 0–1431.7%group, 2025 · world 24.4%
Population
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
02.5bn5.0bn7.5bn10.0bn1995200020052010201520202025Middle East & North Africa828mWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
Population growth
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
-1.0%0%1.0%2.0%3.0%1995200020052010201520202025Middle East & North Africa1.81%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 23 economies, population

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its population profile.

23 shown
CountryPopulationPopulation growthUrban shareDensityFertilityBirth rateDeath rateAged 0–14
Pakistan255m#1 · 20251.56%#11 · 202539.5%#21 · 2025326.0#6 · 20243.55#3 · 202427.4#3 · 20246.4#4 · 202436.2%#4 · 2025
Egypt118m#2 · 20251.56%#12 · 202542.9%#20 · 2025117.1#12 · 20242.73#7 · 202420.9#8 · 20245.5#10 · 202431.6%#6 · 2025
Iran92.4m#3 · 20250.92%#17 · 202577.4%#13 · 202556.4#18 · 20241.68#20 · 202412.6#18 · 20244.8#13 · 202422.0%#18 · 2025
Algeria47.4m#4 · 20251.32%#13 · 202575.8%#14 · 202519.7#20 · 20242.72#8 · 202418.8#10 · 20244.6#15 · 202429.9%#8 · 2025
Iraq47.0m#5 · 20252.10%#9 · 202569.9%#18 · 2025106.1#13 · 20243.22#5 · 202425.6#5 · 20244.2#16 · 202436.0%#5 · 2025
Afghanistan43.8m#6 · 20252.77%#7 · 202525.9%#23 · 202565.4#17 · 20244.76#1 · 202435.0#1 · 20245.7#9 · 202442.6%#1 · 2025
Yemen41.8m#7 · 20252.89%#6 · 202537.0%#22 · 202576.9#16 · 20244.50#2 · 202434.4#2 · 20244.7#14 · 202441.0%#2 · 2025
Morocco38.4m#8 · 20250.91%#18 · 202563.1%#19 · 202585.3#14 · 20242.21#16 · 202416.4#15 · 20245.7#8 · 202425.2%#14 · 2025
Saudi Arabia37.0m#9 · 20254.63%#2 · 202584.6%#11 · 202516.4#22 · 20242.31#13 · 202416.5#14 · 20242.3#18 · 202423.6%#16 · 2025
Syria25.6m#10 · 20253.77%#5 · 202572.1%#16 · 2025134.4#10 · 20242.70#9 · 202423.2#6 · 20244.9#12 · 202428.4%#10 · 2025
Tunisia12.3m#11 · 20250.58%#21 · 202570.7%#17 · 202579.0#15 · 20241.82#17 · 202413.4#17 · 20246.1#5 · 202423.6%#17 · 2025
Jordan11.5m#12 · 2025-0.28%#22 · 202593.2%#5 · 2025130.1#11 · 20242.60#11 · 202420.5#9 · 20243.1#17 · 202430.2%#7 · 2025
United Arab Emirates11.5m#13 · 20254.68%#1 · 202586.0%#10 · 2025154.7#9 · 20241.21#22 · 20249.8#21 · 20241.0#23 · 202416.0%#21 · 2025
Israel10.1m#14 · 20251.20%#15 · 202591.6%#6 · 2025462.2#5 · 20242.87#6 · 202418.6#11 · 20245.3#11 · 202427.2%#11 · 2025
Libya7.5m#15 · 20251.04%#16 · 202587.9%#8 · 20254.2#23 · 20242.30#14 · 202416.5#13 · 20246.5#3 · 202426.8%#12 · 2025
Lebanon5.8m#16 · 20250.75%#19 · 202591.0%#7 · 2025567.5#4 · 20242.23#15 · 202416.0#16 · 20246.0#6 · 202425.6%#13 · 2025
Oman5.5m#17 · 20253.96%#3 · 202579.5%#12 · 202517.1#21 · 20242.51#12 · 202416.8#12 · 20241.9#20 · 202424.3%#15 · 2025
West Bank and Gaza5.4m#18 · 20252.33%#8 · 202587.4%#9 · 2025877.9#3 · 20243.25#4 · 202426.5#4 · 20245.9#7 · 202437.6%#3 · 2025
Kuwait4.9m#19 · 2025-0.65%#23 · 2025100.0%#2 · 2025274.8#7 · 20241.56#21 · 202410.0#20 · 20241.5#21 · 202418.0%#20 · 2025
Qatar3.0m#20 · 20253.92%#4 · 202599.4%#3 · 2025248.7#8 · 20241.72#19 · 20249.5#22 · 20241.1#22 · 202415.0%#22 · 2025
Bahrain1.6m#21 · 20250.73%#20 · 2025100.0%#1 · 20251,985.8#1 · 20241.80#18 · 202412.0#19 · 20242.2#19 · 202418.4%#19 · 2025
Djibouti1.2m#22 · 20251.31%#14 · 202573.0%#15 · 202550.4#19 · 20242.62#10 · 202420.9#7 · 20247.5#1 · 202428.8%#9 · 2025
Malta579,704#23 · 20251.89%#10 · 202595.7%#4 · 20251,805.0#2 · 20241.01#23 · 20247.7#23 · 20247.3#2 · 202412.9%#23 · 2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Population23 countries
  1. 1Pakistan255m2025
  2. 2Egypt118m2025
  3. 3Iran92.4m2025
Lowest
  1. 23Malta579,7042025
  2. 22Djibouti1.2m2025
  3. 21Bahrain1.6m2025
Median country 11.5m · group 828m
Population growth23 countries
  1. 1United Arab Emirates4.68%2025
  2. 2Saudi Arabia4.63%2025
  3. 3Oman3.96%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Kuwait-0.65%2025
  2. 22Jordan-0.28%2025
  3. 21Tunisia0.58%2025
Median country 1.56% · group 1.81%
Urban share23 countries
  1. 1Bahrain100.0%2025
  2. 2Kuwait100.0%2025
  3. 3Qatar99.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Afghanistan25.9%2025
  2. 22Yemen37.0%2025
  3. 21Pakistan39.5%2025
Median country 79.5% · group 56.0%
Density23 countries
  1. 1Bahrain1,985.82024
  2. 2Malta1,805.02024
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza877.92024
Lowest
  1. 23Libya4.22024
  2. 22Saudi Arabia16.42024
  3. 21Oman17.12024
Median country 117.1 · group 63.1
Fertility23 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan4.762024
  2. 2Yemen4.502024
  3. 3Pakistan3.552024
Lowest
  1. 23Malta1.012024
  2. 22United Arab Emirates1.212024
  3. 21Kuwait1.562024
Median country 2.51 · group 2.98
Birth rate23 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan35.02024
  2. 2Yemen34.42024
  3. 3Pakistan27.42024
Lowest
  1. 23Malta7.72024
  2. 22Qatar9.52024
  3. 21United Arab Emirates9.82024
Median country 16.8 · group 22.7
Death rate23 countries
  1. 1Djibouti7.52024
  2. 2Malta7.32024
  3. 3Libya6.52024
Lowest
  1. 23United Arab Emirates1.02024
  2. 22Qatar1.12024
  3. 21Kuwait1.52024
Median country 4.9 · group 5.3
Aged 0–1423 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan42.6%2025
  2. 2Yemen41.0%2025
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza37.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Malta12.9%2025
  2. 22Qatar15.0%2025
  3. 21United Arab Emirates16.0%2025
Median country 26.8% · group 31.7%
Aged 65+23 countries
  1. 1Malta20.5%2025
  2. 2Israel12.7%2025
  3. 3Lebanon10.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Qatar1.7%2025
  2. 22United Arab Emirates1.8%2025
  3. 21Afghanistan2.4%2025
Median country 4.8% · group 5.2%
Dependency ratio23 countries
  1. 1Afghanistan81.8%2025
  2. 2Yemen77.2%2025
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza70.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 23Qatar20.0%2025
  2. 22United Arab Emirates21.6%2025
  3. 21Kuwait26.8%2025
Median country 50.7% · group 59.6%
Net migration23 countries
  1. 1Syria421,6932025
  2. 2United Arab Emirates158,6342025
  3. 3Saudi Arabia119,7382025
Lowest
  1. 23Pakistan-1.2m2025
  2. 22Jordan-303,2672025
  3. 21Afghanistan-74,4042025
Median country -581 · group -775,711
Adolescent births23 countries
  1. 1Yemen73.92024
  2. 2Afghanistan61.52024
  3. 3Iraq57.32024
Lowest
  1. 23Kuwait1.42024
  2. 22United Arab Emirates2.82024
  3. 21Tunisia4.22024
Median country 17.7 · group 37.8
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