Female population — all countries

Female population — Middle East & North Africa

Female population in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 402,217,074 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 425.6%.

2025 402M people +1.83% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 402M people2025
Period minimum 76.53M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–20250200M400M600M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 76,528,106 people1962: 80,635,200 people1964: 85,050,168 people1966: 89,796,097 people1968: 95,065,645 people1970: 100,682,051 people1972: 106,518,390 people1974: 112,857,064 people1976: 119,865,242 people1978: 127,408,782 people1980: 135,660,293 people1982: 144,482,643 people1984: 154,178,591 people1986: 164,490,497 people1988: 175,079,710 people1990: 186,589,056 people1992: 197,619,551 people1994: 208,537,666 people1996: 219,163,764 people1998: 229,969,414 people2000: 240,985,020 people2002: 252,076,070 people2004: 263,785,822 people2006: 276,275,074 people2008: 289,417,962 people2010: 302,596,843 people2012: 316,064,758 people2014: 328,952,826 people2016: 341,300,483 people2018: 353,284,694 people2020: 366,613,091 people2022: 379,736,173 people2024: 394,975,147 people2025: 402,217,074 people
Change over the period: +326M (+425.58%) Average annual rate: 2.59 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 402M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 402M +7.24M +1.83%
2024 395M +7.57M +1.95%
2023 387M +7.67M +2.02%
2022 380M +7.2M +1.93%
2021 373M +5.92M +1.61%
2020 367M +6.93M +1.93%
2019 360M +6.39M +1.81%
2018 353M +6.03M +1.74%
2017 347M +5.96M +1.74%
2016 341M +6.06M +1.81%
2015 335M +6.28M +1.91%
2014 329M +6.25M +1.94%
2013 323M +6.63M +2.1%
2012 316M +6.67M +2.16%
2011 309M +6.8M +2.25%
2010 303M +6.29M +2.12%
2009 296M +6.89M +2.38%
2008 289M +6.67M +2.36%
2007 283M +6.47M +2.34%
2006 276M +6.36M +2.36%
2005 270M +6.13M +2.32%
2004 264M +5.95M +2.31%
2003 258M +5.76M +2.28%
2002 252M +5.6M +2.27%
2001 246M +5.49M +2.28%
2000 241M +5.46M +2.32%
1999 236M +5.55M +2.41%
1998 230M +5.45M +2.43%
1997 225M +5.36M +2.44%
1996 219M +5.31M +2.48%
1995 214M +5.32M +2.55%
1994 209M +5.36M +2.64%
1993 203M +5.55M +2.81%
1992 198M +5.7M +2.97%
1991 192M +5.33M +2.85%
1990 187M +6.12M +3.39%
1989 180M +5.39M +3.08%
1988 175M +5.31M +3.13%
1987 170M +5.28M +3.21%
1986 164M +5.19M +3.25%
1985 159M +5.13M +3.33%
1984 154M +4.98M +3.34%
1983 149M +4.71M +3.26%
1982 144M +4.47M +3.19%
1981 140M +4.35M +3.21%
1980 136M +4.24M +3.22%
1979 131M +4.02M +3.15%
1978 127M +3.84M +3.11%
1977 124M +3.7M +3.09%
1976 120M +3.59M +3.09%
1975 116M +3.41M +3.03%
1974 113M +3.22M +2.94%
1973 110M +3.12M +2.92%
1972 107M +2.95M +2.85%
1971 104M +2.88M +2.86%
1970 101M +2.85M +2.92%
1969 97.83M +2.76M +2.91%
1968 95.07M +2.67M +2.88%
1967 92.4M +2.6M +2.9%
1966 89.8M +2.43M +2.78%
1965 87.36M +2.31M +2.72%
1964 85.05M +2.25M +2.71%
1963 82.8M +2.17M +2.69%
1962 80.64M +2.09M +2.66%
1961 78.55M +2.02M +2.64%
1960 76.53M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.