List of Arab League countries by population
This is a list of Arab League countries and territories by population.
Present
[edit]Population by Arab League country (top 10)
- Egypt (23.8%)
- Sudan (10.4%)
- Algeria (9.60%)
- Iraq (9.40%)
- Yemen (8.20%)
- Morocco (7.80%)
- Saudi Arabia (6.70%)
- Syria (4.90%)
- Somalia (3.80%)
- Tunisia (2.50%)
- Other (12.9%)
| Country | Projected population (31 August 2026) | Pct of total | UN Population estimates | Annual growth[a] | Doubling time (years)[b] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2023 | 1 July 2022 | Increment | Rate | ||||
 Egypt | 120,826,853 | 23.57% | 114,535,772 | 112,618,250 | 1,917,522 | 1.70% | 41 |
 Sudan | 52,189,987 | 10.18% | 50,042,791 | 49,383,346 | 659,445 | 1.34% | 52 |
 Algeria | 48,408,674 | 9.45% | 46,164,219 | 45,477,389 | 686,830 | 1.51% | 46 |
 Iraq | 48,405,500 | 9.44% | 45,074,049 | 44,070,551 | 1,003,498 | 2.28% | 31 |
 Yemen | 43,330,454 | 8.45% | 39,390,799 | 38,222,876 | 1,167,923 | 3.06% | 23 |
 Morocco | 38,953,083 | 7.60% | 37,712,505 | 37,329,064 | 383,441 | 1.03% | 68 |
 Saudi Arabia | 32,547,599 | 6.35% | 32,264,292 | 32,175,352 | 88,940 | 0.28% | 251 |
 Syria | 27,571,870 | 5.38% | 23,594,623 | 22,462,173 | 1,132,450 | 5.04% | 14 |
 Somalia | 20,239,299 | 3.95% | 18,358,615 | 17,801,897 | 556,718 | 3.13% | 23 |
 Tunisia | 12,460,871 | 2.43% | 12,200,431 | 12,119,334 | 81,097 | 0.67% | 104 |
 Jordan | 12,038,486 | 2.35% | 11,439,213 | 11,256,263 | 182,950 | 1.63% | 43 |
 United Arab Emirates | 12,014,927 | 2.34% | 10,642,081 | 10,242,086 | 399,995 | 3.91% | 18 |
 Libya | 7,571,069 | 1.48% | 7,305,659 | 7,223,805 | 81,854 | 1.13% | 62 |
 Lebanon | 5,698,806 | 1.11% | 5,733,493 | 5,744,489 | −10,996 | −0.19% | −362 |
 Palestine | 5,751,991 | 1.12% | 5,409,202 | 5,305,270 | 103,932 | 1.96% | 36 |
 Oman | 6,208,761 | 1.21% | 5,049,269 | 4,730,226 | 319,043 | 6.74% | 11 |
 Mauritania | 5,517,191 | 1.08% | 5,022,441 | 4,875,637 | 146,804 | 3.01% | 23 |
 Kuwait | 5,721,147 | 1.12% | 4,838,782 | 4,589,511 | 249,271 | 5.43% | 13 |
 Qatar | 3,270,932 | 0.64% | 2,979,082 | 2,892,455 | 86,627 | 2.99% | 23 |
 Bahrain | 1,690,075 | 0.33% | 1,569,666 | 1,533,459 | 36,207 | 2.36% | 30 |
 Djibouti | 1,204,608 | 0.24% | 1,152,944 | 1,137,096 | 15,848 | 1.39% | 50 |
 Comoros | 903,796 | 0.18% | 850,387 | 834,188 | 16,199 | 1.94% | 36 |
| Total | 512,525,979 | 100% | 481,330,315 | 472,024,717 | 9,305,598 | 1.97% | 36 |
Past and future
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| 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 | 89,130,000 | 165,328,000** |
| Iraq | 5,164,000 | 23,129,000 | 76,520,000 | 133,905,000 |
| Morocco[2] | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lebanon | 1,365,000 | 3,835,000 | 5,622,000 | 5,700,000 |
| Libya | 962,000 | 5,025,000 | 8,971,000 | 8,144,000 |
| Palestine | 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 |
| Somalia | 5,321,987 | 15,123,321 | 20,396,987 | 35,196,000* |
| Djibouti | 83,000 | 670,000 | 1,396,000 | 1,126,000** |
| Comoros | 149,000 | 546,000 | 1,170,000 | 2,307,000 |
| Total | 75,146,000 | 294,814,000 | 599,497,000 | 992,152,000 |
Notes
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Total Population - Both Sexes". World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Archived from the original (EXCEL) on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
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