List of Arab countries by population

This is a list of Arab countries and territories by population

Present




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(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 97,664,97122.732.291,981,00031102,391,75821 June 2020Official population clock
 Algeria 42,545,96410.252.07808,0003443,893,80421 June 2020Official estimate
 Sudan 40,875,4559.873.071,146,0002343,849,42921 June 2020Official estimate
 Iraq 39,339,7539.392.901,030,0002440,205,94121 June 2020Official estimate
 Morocco[4] 38,803,5008.651.24412,0002736,919,88421 June 2020Preliminary 2014 census result
 Saudi Arabia 33,413,6608.102.44751,0002934,843,79821 June 2020Official estimate
 Yemen 28,915,2846.872.95766,0002429,840,59621 June 2020Official estimate
 Syria 18,284,4075.982.45557,0002917,196,13621 June 2020Official estimate
 Somalia 15,181,9253.951.54166,0004515,890,17321 June 2020
 Tunisia 11,446,3002.861.04114,0006711,825,68721 June 2020Preliminary 2014 census result
 Jordan 10,252,7002.291.57138,000459,531,712 November 30, 2015Official Census 2015
 United Arab Emirates 9,541,6152.762.75183,000269,912,12221 June 2020Official Census 2015
 Lebanon 6,855,7136,852,02021 June 2020UN projection
 Libya 6,470,9560.541.1370,000626,877,80921 June 20202006 census result
 Palestine[5] 4,780,9781.202.92133,000245,102,74621 June 2020Official estimate
 Oman 4,651,7061.075.13204,000145,124,88321 June 2020Official population clock
 Kuwait 4,226,9201.073.00121,000234,278,03121 June 2020Official estimate
 Mauritania 3,984,2330.932.4386,000294,651,48021 June 2020Official estimate
 Qatar 2,561,6430.544.2987,000162,883,36521 June 2020Monthly official estimate
 Bahrain 1,400,0000.467.35122,000101,716,17621 June 2020Final 2010 census result
 Djibouti 1,049,001988,42021 June 2020
 Comoros 850,688869,86421 June 2020
Total423,400,000

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 ].

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 Egypt21,198,00065,159,000137,873,000200,802,000
 Algeria8,893,00030,639,00055,445,00061,060,000
 Sudan6,468,00027,068,00059,130,000127,328,000
 Iraq5,164,00023,129,00076,520,000163,905,000
 Morocco[6]5,344,00028,114,00062,027,00080,888,000
 Saudi Arabia3,860,00021,312,00046,817,00047,586,000
 Yemen4,778,00017,236,00046,081,00052,244,000
 Syria3,496,00016,515,00031,226,00038,098,000
 Somalia2,438,0007,501,00022,627,00058,311,000
 Tunisia3,518,0009,508,00012,181,00012,494,000
 United Arab Emirates72,0002,458,0008,019,00013,389,000
 Jordan562,0004,786,00011,412,00014,147,000
 Libya962,0005,025,0008,971,0008,144,000
 Palestine[7]1,018,0003,111,0007,770,00015,516,000
 Oman489,0002,433,0005,402,0005,751,000
 Kuwait145,0001,973,0003,864,0006,484,000
 Mauritania1,006,0002,501,0006,537,00013,059,000
 Qatar26,000640,0002,559,0003,170,000
 Bahrain115,000655,0001,848,0001,602,000
 Djibouti80,000670,0001,396,0001,126,000
 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 LOG<SUB10(growth/100+1).
  4. 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.
  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.

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