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 97,664,97122.732.291,981,00031103,613,1144 February 2021Official population clock
 Algeria 42,545,96410.252.07808,0003444,406,1144 February 2021Official estimate
 Sudan 40,875,4559.873.071,146,0002344,483,1434 February 2021Official estimate
 Iraq 39,339,7539.392.901,030,0002440,753,4124 February 2021Official estimate
 Morocco[4] 38,803,5008.651.24412,0002737,191,3914 February 2021Preliminary 2014 census result
 Saudi Arabia 33,413,6608.102.44751,0002935,193,5854 February 2021Official estimate
 Yemen 28,915,2846.872.95766,0002430,255,3594 February 2021Official estimate
 Syria 18,284,4075.982.45557,0002917,272,1834 February 2021Official estimate
 Tunisia 11,446,3002.861.04114,0006711,904,9724 February 2021Preliminary 2014 census result
 Jordan 10,252,7002.291.57138,000459,531,712 November 30, 2015Official Census 2015
 United Arab Emirates 9,541,6152.762.75183,000269,998,0604 February 2021Official Census 2015
 Lebanon 6,855,7136,849,8054 February 2021UN projection
 Libya 6,470,9560.541.1370,000626,938,7364 February 20212006 census result
 Palestine[5] 4,780,9781.202.92133,000245,176,9554 February 2021Official estimate
 Oman 4,651,7061.075.13204,000145,216,9814 February 2021Official population clock
 Kuwait 4,226,9201.073.00121,000234,321,1724 February 2021Official estimate
 Mauritania 3,984,2330.932.4386,000294,728,6234 February 2021Official estimate
 Qatar 2,561,6430.544.2987,000162,914,5884 February 2021Monthly official estimate
 Bahrain 1,400,0000.467.35122,000101,762,8144 February 2021Final 2010 census result
 Djibouti 1,049,001997,4454 February 2021
 Comoros 850,688881,4534 February 2021
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
 Sudan6,468,00027,068,00059,130,00095,328,000**
 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
 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
 Somalia5,321,98715,123,32120,396,98735,196,000*
 Djibouti83,000670,0001,396,0001,126,000**
 Comoros149,000546,0001,170,0002,307,000
Total75,146,000294,814,000599,497,000992,152,000

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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