Population density — all countries

Population density — Middle East & North Africa

Population density in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 63.1 per km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 392.6%.

2023 63.1 per km² +1.98% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 63.1 per km²2023
Period minimum 12.8 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Middle East & North Africa, 1961–202302040608019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 12.8 per km²1963: 13.5 per km²1965: 14.3 per km²1967: 15.1 per km²1969: 15.9 per km²1971: 16.9 per km²1973: 17.9 per km²1975: 18.9 per km²1977: 20.1 per km²1979: 21.4 per km²1981: 22.8 per km²1983: 24.3 per km²1985: 25.9 per km²1987: 27.6 per km²1989: 29.3 per km²1991: 31.2 per km²1993: 33 per km²1995: 34.7 per km²1997: 36.4 per km²1999: 38.2 per km²2001: 40 per km²2003: 41.9 per km²2005: 44 per km²2007: 46.1 per km²2009: 48.4 per km²2011: 50.5 per km²2013: 52.8 per km²2015: 54.9 per km²2017: 56.9 per km²2019: 58.8 per km²2021: 60.7 per km²2023: 63.1 per km²
Change over the period: +50.3 (+392.62%) Average annual rate: 2.61 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle East & North Africa 63.1 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Population density — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 63.1 +1.2 +1.98%
2022 61.9 +1.2 +1.92%
2021 60.7 +0.9 +1.48%
2020 59.8 +1.1 +1.84%
2019 58.8 +1 +1.69%
2018 57.8 +0.9 +1.6%
2017 56.9 +1 +1.73%
2016 55.9 +1 +1.84%
2015 54.9 +1.1 +1.99%
2014 53.8 +1 +1.99%
2013 52.8 +1.1 +2.17%
2012 51.7 +1.1 +2.23%
2011 50.5 +1.1 +2.28%
2010 49.4 +1 +2.07%
2009 48.4 +1.1 +2.42%
2008 47.3 +1.1 +2.41%
2007 46.1 +1.1 +2.43%
2006 45.1 +1.1 +2.46%
2005 44 +1 +2.42%
2004 42.9 +1 +2.4%
2003 41.9 +1 +2.35%
2002 41 +0.9 +2.31%
2001 40 +0.9 +2.35%
2000 39.1 +0.9 +2.36%
1999 38.2 +0.9 +2.41%
1998 37.3 +0.9 +2.43%
1997 36.4 +0.9 +2.45%
1996 35.6 +0.9 +2.48%
1995 34.7 +0.9 +2.53%
1994 33.8 +0.9 +2.63%
1993 33 +0.9 +2.79%
1992 32.1 +0.9 +2.94%
1991 31.2 +0.9 +2.86%
1990 30.3 +1 +3.39%
1989 29.3 +0.9 +3.06%
1988 28.4 +0.9 +3.09%
1987 27.6 +0.8 +3.17%
1986 26.7 +0.8 +3.21%
1985 25.9 +0.8 +3.25%
1984 25.1 +0.8 +3.28%
1983 24.3 +0.8 +3.24%
1982 23.5 +0.7 +3.22%
1981 22.8 +0.7 +3.24%
1980 22.1 +0.7 +3.21%
1979 21.4 +0.7 +3.15%
1978 20.7 +0.6 +3.12%
1977 20.1 +0.6 +3.1%
1976 19.5 +0.6 +3.1%
1975 18.9 +0.6 +3.02%
1974 18.4 +0.5 +2.92%
1973 17.9 +0.5 +2.9%
1972 17.3 +0.5 +2.82%
1971 16.9 +0.5 +2.83%
1970 16.4 +0.5 +2.89%
1969 15.9 +0.4 +2.88%
1968 15.5 +0.4 +2.85%
1967 15.1 +0.4 +2.86%
1966 14.7 +0.4 +2.77%
1965 14.3 +0.4 +2.74%
1964 13.9 +0.4 +2.73%
1963 13.5 +0.4 +2.7%
1962 13.2 +0.3 +2.67%
1961 12.8

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.