Urban population in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 463,326,918 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 887.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 463M | +10.43M | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 453M | +10.68M | +2.41% |
| 2023 | 442M | +10.95M | +2.54% |
| 2022 | 431M | +10.5M | +2.49% |
| 2021 | 421M | +7.17M | +1.73% |
| 2020 | 414M | +9.27M | +2.29% |
| 2019 | 404M | +8.16M | +2.06% |
| 2018 | 396M | +7.31M | +1.88% |
| 2017 | 389M | +7.76M | +2.04% |
| 2016 | 381M | +8.72M | +2.34% |
| 2015 | 372M | +9.41M | +2.59% |
| 2014 | 363M | +9.62M | +2.72% |
| 2013 | 353M | +11.4M | +3.33% |
| 2012 | 342M | +10.65M | +3.21% |
| 2011 | 331M | +9.54M | +2.96% |
| 2010 | 322M | +7.88M | +2.51% |
| 2009 | 314M | +9.09M | +2.98% |
| 2008 | 305M | +8.95M | +3.03% |
| 2007 | 296M | +8.73M | +3.04% |
| 2006 | 287M | +8.43M | +3.02% |
| 2005 | 279M | +8.18M | +3.03% |
| 2004 | 271M | +7.89M | +3% |
| 2003 | 263M | +7.29M | +2.85% |
| 2002 | 255M | +7.07M | +2.85% |
| 2001 | 248M | +7.27M | +3.02% |
| 2000 | 241M | +7.05M | +3.01% |
| 1999 | 234M | +6.82M | +3% |
| 1998 | 227M | +6.65M | +3.02% |
| 1997 | 220M | +6.65M | +3.11% |
| 1996 | 214M | +6.21M | +2.99% |
| 1995 | 208M | +6.22M | +3.09% |
| 1994 | 201M | +6.13M | +3.14% |
| 1993 | 195M | +6.19M | +3.27% |
| 1992 | 189M | +6.74M | +3.69% |
| 1991 | 182M | +6.04M | +3.43% |
| 1990 | 176M | +7.05M | +4.17% |
| 1989 | 169M | +6.24M | +3.83% |
| 1988 | 163M | +6.21M | +3.96% |
| 1987 | 157M | +6.33M | +4.21% |
| 1986 | 150M | +6.17M | +4.27% |
| 1985 | 144M | +6.06M | +4.38% |
| 1984 | 138M | +5.89M | +4.45% |
| 1983 | 132M | +5.67M | +4.47% |
| 1982 | 127M | +5.74M | +4.75% |
| 1981 | 121M | +5.61M | +4.87% |
| 1980 | 115M | +5.16M | +4.68% |
| 1979 | 110M | +4.83M | +4.58% |
| 1978 | 105M | +4.55M | +4.51% |
| 1977 | 101M | +4.42M | +4.59% |
| 1976 | 96.36M | +4.15M | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 92.21M | +4.02M | +4.55% |
| 1974 | 88.2M | +3.8M | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 84.4M | +3.67M | +4.55% |
| 1972 | 80.73M | +3.48M | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 77.25M | +3.34M | +4.51% |
| 1970 | 73.91M | +3.25M | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 70.66M | +3.1M | +4.59% |
| 1968 | 67.56M | +2.94M | +4.55% |
| 1967 | 64.62M | +2.91M | +4.71% |
| 1966 | 61.71M | +2.6M | +4.39% |
| 1965 | 59.12M | +2.55M | +4.51% |
| 1964 | 56.57M | +2.56M | +4.73% |
| 1963 | 54.01M | +2.48M | +4.82% |
| 1962 | 51.53M | +2.4M | +4.88% |
| 1961 | 49.13M | +2.23M | +4.76% |
| 1960 | 46.9M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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