List of Arab countries by population

This is a list of Arab countries and territories by population.

Present

RankCountry
(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
1 EgyptIncrease 97,664,90022.732.291,981,0003196,241,000October 12, 2018Official population clock
2 AlgeriaIncrease 42,545,96410.252.07808,0003440,400,000January 1, 2016Official estimate
3 SudanIncrease 40,875,4559.873.071,146,0002338,435,2522015Official estimate
4 IraqIncrease 39,339,7539.392.901,030,0002436,575,0002015Official estimate
5 Morocco[4]Increase 34,803,5008.651.24412,0005633,337,529September 1, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
6 Saudi ArabiaIncrease 33,413,6608.102.44751,0002931,521,4182015Official estimate
7 YemenIncrease 28,915,2846.872.95766,0002424,527,000July 1, 2012Official estimate
8 SyriaDecrease 18,284,4075.982.45557,0002921,377,000December 31, 2011Official estimate
9 SomaliaIncrease 15,181,9253.951.54166,0004512,316,895July 29, 2016
10 TunisiaIncrease 11,446,3002.861.04114,0006710,982,754April 23, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
11 JordanIncrease 10,252,7002.291.57138,000459,531,712 November 30, 2015Official Census 2015
12 United Arab EmiratesIncrease 9,541,6152.762.75183,000269,500,0002015Official Census 2015
13 LibyaIncrease 6,470,9560.541.1370,000625,298,152April 15, 20062006 census result
15 LebanonIncrease 6,093,5091.101.7875,000394,965,846December 31, 2013Official estimate
14 Palestine[5]Increase 4,780,9781.202.92133,000244,550,3682014Official estimate
16 OmanIncrease 4,651,7061.075.13204,000144,414,200October 12, 2018Official population clock
17 KuwaitIncrease 4,226,9201.073.00121,000234,183,658June 30, 2015Official estimate
18 MauritaniaIncrease 3,984,2330.932.4386,000293,718,6782016Official estimate
19 QatarIncrease 2,561,6430.544.2987,000162,412,483October 31, 2015Monthly official estimate
20 BahrainIncrease 1,496,3000.467.35122,000101,234,571April 27, 2010Final 2010 census result
21 DjiboutiIncrease 1,049,001
22 ComorosIncrease 850,688
Total423,400,000

Past and Future

RankCountry1950200020502100
1 Egypt21,198,00065,159,000137,873,000200,802,000
2 Algeria8,893,00030,639,00055,445,00061,060,000
3 Sudan6,468,00027,068,00059,130,000127,328,000
4 Iraq5,164,00023,129,00076,520,000163,905,000
5 Morocco[6]9,344,00028,114,00042,027,00040,888,000
6 Saudi Arabia3,860,00021,312,00046,817,00047,586,000
7 Yemen4,778,00017,236,00046,081,00052,244,000
8 Syria3,496,00016,515,00031,226,00038,098,000
9 Somalia2,438,0007,501,00022,627,00058,311,000
10 Tunisia3,518,0009,508,00012,181,00012,494,000
11 United Arab Emirates72,0002,458,0008,019,00013,389,000
12 Jordan562,0004,786,00011,412,00014,147,000
13 Libya962,0005,025,0008,971,0008,144,000
14 Palestine[7]1,018,0003,111,0007,770,00015,516,000
15 Lebanon1,365,0003,835,0005,622,0004,741,000
16 Oman489,0002,433,0005,402,0005,751,000
17 Kuwait145,0001,973,0003,864,0006,484,000
18 Mauritania1,006,0002,501,0006,537,00013,059,000
19 Qatar26,000640,0002,559,0003,170,000
20 Bahrain115,000655,0001,848,0001,602,000
21 Djibouti80,000670,0001,396,0001,126,000
22 Comoros149,000546,0001,170,0002,307,000
Total75,146,000274,814,000594,497,000892,152,000

Notes

  1. It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
  2. It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  3. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
  4. 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.
  5. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by Israel.
  6. 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.
  7. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by Israel.

See also

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