Population — all countries

Population — Middle East & North Africa

Population in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 828,025,185 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 424.3%.

2025 828M people +1.83% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 828M people2025
Period minimum 158M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–20250250M500M750M1B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 157,933,392 people1962: 166,390,935 people1964: 175,548,682 people1966: 185,366,083 people1968: 196,098,319 people1970: 207,569,650 people1972: 219,448,355 people1974: 232,392,106 people1976: 246,821,883 people1978: 262,393,904 people1980: 279,347,788 people1982: 297,671,219 people1984: 317,366,458 people1986: 338,209,596 people1988: 359,728,415 people1990: 383,279,026 people1992: 405,847,278 people1994: 428,117,445 people1996: 449,859,387 people1998: 472,047,033 people2000: 494,850,317 people2002: 518,193,093 people2004: 543,086,512 people2006: 569,898,499 people2008: 597,799,097 people2010: 624,828,664 people2012: 653,273,442 people2014: 680,716,578 people2016: 707,023,525 people2018: 730,362,334 people2020: 756,405,281 people2022: 782,349,366 people2024: 813,173,936 people2025: 828,025,185 people
Change over the period: +670M (+424.29%) Average annual rate: 2.58 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle East & North Africa 828M people
World 8.22B people
Population — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 828M +14.85M +1.83%
2024 813M +15.37M +1.93%
2023 798M +15.45M +1.98%
2022 782M +14.77M +1.92%
2021 768M +11.17M +1.48%
2020 756M +13.69M +1.84%
2019 743M +12.35M +1.69%
2018 730M +11.47M +1.6%
2017 719M +11.86M +1.68%
2016 707M +12.79M +1.84%
2015 694M +13.52M +1.99%
2014 681M +13.25M +1.99%
2013 667M +14.19M +2.17%
2012 653M +14.22M +2.23%
2011 639M +14.23M +2.28%
2010 625M +12.7M +2.07%
2009 612M +14.33M +2.4%
2008 598M +14.06M +2.41%
2007 584M +13.85M +2.43%
2006 570M +13.69M +2.46%
2005 556M +13.12M +2.42%
2004 543M +12.75M +2.4%
2003 530M +12.15M +2.34%
2002 518M +11.71M +2.31%
2001 506M +11.63M +2.35%
2000 495M +11.42M +2.36%
1999 483M +11.38M +2.41%
1998 472M +11.18M +2.43%
1997 461M +11M +2.45%
1996 450M +10.89M +2.48%
1995 439M +10.85M +2.53%
1994 428M +10.97M +2.63%
1993 417M +11.3M +2.79%
1992 406M +11.6M +2.94%
1991 394M +10.97M +2.86%
1990 383M +12.55M +3.39%
1989 371M +11M +3.06%
1988 360M +10.79M +3.09%
1987 349M +10.72M +3.17%
1986 338M +10.53M +3.21%
1985 328M +10.32M +3.25%
1984 317M +10.06M +3.28%
1983 307M +9.63M +3.24%
1982 298M +9.28M +3.22%
1981 288M +9.04M +3.24%
1980 279M +8.68M +3.21%
1979 271M +8.27M +3.15%
1978 262M +7.93M +3.12%
1977 254M +7.64M +3.1%
1976 247M +7.42M +3.1%
1975 239M +7.01M +3.02%
1974 232M +6.58M +2.92%
1973 226M +6.36M +2.9%
1972 219M +6.01M +2.82%
1971 213M +5.87M +2.83%
1970 208M +5.83M +2.89%
1969 202M +5.64M +2.88%
1968 196M +5.43M +2.85%
1967 191M +5.3M +2.86%
1966 185M +5M +2.77%
1965 180M +4.81M +2.74%
1964 176M +4.67M +2.73%
1963 171M +4.49M +2.7%
1962 166M +4.32M +2.67%
1961 162M +4.14M +2.62%
1960 158M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

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