List of Arab League countries by population
This is a list of Arab countries and territories by population
Present
| Country (or dependent territory) |
Current population |
% of pop. |
Average relative annual growth (%)[1] |
Average absolute annual growth [2] |
Estimated doubling time (Years)[3] |
Official figure (where available) |
Date of last figure |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
 97,664,971 |
22.73 | 2.29 | 1,981,000 | 31 | 114,293,396 | 12 May 2024 | Official population clock |
 Algeria |
42,545,964 |
10.25 | 2.07 | 808,000 | 34 | 46,248,824 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Sudan |
40,875,455 |
9.87 | 3.07 | 1,146,000 | 23 | 49,248,115 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Iraq |
39,339,753 |
9.39 | 2.90 | 1,030,000 | 24 | 46,431,680 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Morocco[4] |
38,803,500 |
8.65 | 1.24 | 412,000 | 27 | 38,187,241 | 12 May 2024 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
 Saudi Arabia |
33,413,660 |
8.10 | 2.44 | 751,000 | 29 | 37,438,208 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Yemen |
28,915,284 |
6.87 | 2.95 | 766,000 | 24 | 35,142,099 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Syria |
 18,284,407 |
5.98 | 2.45 | 557,000 | 29 | 24,265,435 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Somalia |
15,181,925 |
3.95 | 1.54 | 166,000 | 45 | 18,649,123 | 12 May 2024 | |
 Tunisia |
11,446,300 |
2.86 | 1.04 | 114,000 | 67 | 12,550,840 | 12 May 2024 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
 Jordan |
10,252,700 |
2.29 | 1.57 | 138,000 | 45 | 9,531,712 | November 30, 2015 | Official Census 2015 |
 United Arab Emirates |
9,541,615 |
2.76 | 2.75 | 183,000 | 26 | 9,585,558 | 12 May 2024 | Official Census 2015 |
 Lebanon |
6,855,713 |
5,234,576 | 12 May 2024 | UN projection | ||||
 Libya |
6,470,956 |
0.54 | 1.13 | 70,000 | 62 | 6,957,556 | 12 May 2024 | 2006 census result |
 Palestine[5] |
4,780,978 |
1.20 | 2.92 | 133,000 | 24 | 5,482,661 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Oman |
4,651,706 |
1.07 | 5.13 | 204,000 | 14 | 4,706,527 | 12 May 2024 | Official population clock |
 Kuwait |
4,226,920 |
1.07 | 3.00 | 121,000 | 23 | 4,347,560 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Mauritania |
3,984,233 |
0.93 | 2.43 | 86,000 | 29 | 4,980,056 | 12 May 2024 | Official estimate |
 Qatar |
2,561,643 |
0.54 | 4.29 | 87,000 | 16 | 2,735,677 | 12 May 2024 | Monthly official estimate |
 Bahrain |
1,400,000 |
0.46 | 7.35 | 122,000 | 10 | 1,497,562 | 12 May 2024 | Final 2010 census result |
 Djibouti |
1,049,001 |
1,150,686 | 12 May 2024 | |||||
 Comoros |
850,688 |
866,085 | 12 May 2024 | |||||
| Total | 423,400,000 |
|}
Past and Future
- List of countries by past and future population provide 1950, 2000 and 2050 population while the future population (United Nations, medium fertility variant)]] provides 2100 population [citation needed]].
| Country | 1950 | 2000 | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
21,198,000 | 65,159,000 | 137,873,000 | 200,802,000 |
| Algeria |
8,893,000 | 30,639,000 | 55,445,000 | 61,060,000 |
| Sudan |
6,468,000 | 27,068,000 | 59,130,000 | 127,328,000 |
| Iraq |
5,164,000 | 23,129,000 | 76,520,000 | 163,905,000 |
| Morocco[6] |
5,344,000 | 28,114,000 | 62,027,000 | 80,888,000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3,860,000 | 21,312,000 | 46,817,000 | 47,586,000 |
| Yemen |
4,778,000 | 17,236,000 | 46,081,000 | 52,244,000 |
| Syria |
3,496,000 | 16,515,000 | 31,226,000 | 38,098,000 |
| Somalia |
2,438,000 | 7,501,000 | 22,627,000 | 58,311,000 |
| Tunisia |
3,518,000 | 9,508,000 | 12,181,000 | 12,494,000 |
| United Arab Emirates |
72,000 | 2,458,000 | 8,019,000 | 13,389,000 |
| Jordan |
562,000 | 4,786,000 | 11,412,000 | 14,147,000 |
| Libya |
962,000 | 5,025,000 | 8,971,000 | 8,144,000 |
| Palestine[7] |
1,018,000 | 3,111,000 | 7,770,000 | 15,516,000 |
| Oman |
489,000 | 2,433,000 | 5,402,000 | 5,751,000 |
| Kuwait |
145,000 | 1,973,000 | 3,864,000 | 6,484,000 |
| Mauritania |
1,006,000 | 2,501,000 | 6,537,000 | 13,059,000 |
| Qatar |
26,000 | 640,000 | 2,559,000 | 3,170,000 |
| Bahrain |
115,000 | 655,000 | 1,848,000 | 1,602,000 |
| Djibouti |
80,000 | 670,000 | 1,396,000 | 1,126,000 |
| Comoros |
149,000 | 546,000 | 1,170,000 | 2,307,000 |
| Total | 75,146,000 | 274,814,000 | 594,497,000 | 892,152,000 |
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Notes
- ^ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
- ^ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
- ^ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG<SUB10(growth/100+1).
- ^ It excludes If it was included, the Moroccan September 2014 census would result in 38,848,242 inhabitants and its mid-2015 demographic projection would give some 38,198,000 inhab.
- ^ It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by Israel.
- ^ It excludes the population of the disputed territory of the Western Sahara (the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. If it was included, the Moroccan September 2014 census would result in 33,848,242 inhabitants and its mid-2015 demographic projection would give some 34,198,000 inhab.
- ^ It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by Israel.
See also
- List of African countries by population
- List of countries in the Americas by population
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of Caribbean island countries by population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
- List of European countries by population
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of Latin American countries by population
- List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
- List of Middle East countries by population
- List of North American countries by population
- List of Oceanian countries by population
- List of South American countries by population
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2010