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List of Middle Eastern countries by population

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The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population.

Table

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!rowspan=2|Rank

!rowspan=2|Country
(or dependent territory)

!rowspan=2|2020
projection
Note 1

!rowspan=2|% of
pop.

!colspan=2|Average annual growth

!rowspan=2|Estimated
doubling
time
(years)
Note 2

!rowspan=2|Official
population
figure
(where
available)

!rowspan=2 data-sort-type=date|Date of
last figure

!rowspan=2|Source

%
Note 3

!Number
Note 4

1align=left|{{EGY}}

|113,210,388{{efn|Most of the population is in Africa's part of Egypt. The rank would be different if only including the Middle East's part of Egypt (Sinai Peninsula).}}

22.531.941,981,00031{{formatnum: {{#expr: 87963.276+5.998*{{Age in days|2020|4|28}} round 0}}000}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/egypt-population/]
1

|2

align=left|{{IRN}}89,351,25918.511.301,001,00054{{formatnum: {{#expr: 75149.669+2.464*{{Age in days|2020|4|28}} round 0}}000}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/iran-population/]
3align=left|{{TUR}}85,372,377{{efn|Since Turkey's population is dominated in Istanbul, the rank would be different if only including the Middle East's part of Turkey.}}18.631.09909,4526483,614,362December 31, 2023align="left" |[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/turkey-population/]
4align=left|{{IRQ}}40,063,4008.852.321,030,0002440,575,000{{Hs|01-01-2020}}2020align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/iraq-population/]
5align=left|{{SAU}}34,719,0007.671.59751,0002934,719,418{{Hs|28-04-2020}}April 28, 2020align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/saudi-arabia-population/]
6align=left|{{YEM}}29,710,3006.562.28766,0002429,719,300April 28, 2020align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/yemen-population/]
7align=left| File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria17,425,6003.852.45557,0002921,377,000April 28, 2020align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/syria-population/]
8align=left|{{JOR}}10,185,5002.251.00183,0002610,248,069{{Hs|01-01-2020}}2020align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/jordan-population/]
006+03

|9

align=left|{{UAE}}9,869,0002.181.3283,000769,154,000April 28, 2020align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/united-arab-emirates-population/]
10align=left|{{ISR}}9,842,0001.911.60162,000379,100,000February 11, 2024align=left|[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/israel-population/]
11align="left" |{{LBN}}6,830,6001.51|
0.4475,000396,830,600April 28, 2020align="left" |[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/lebanon-population/]
12align="left" |{{PSE}} (West Bank and Gaza Strip)5,148,2491.142.41—244,816,503{{Hs|01-01-2020}}2020align="left" |[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/state-of-palestine-population/]
13align="left" |{{OMN}}5,081,6001.122.65204,00014{{formatnum: {{#expr: 40940.28+2.32*{{Age in days|2015|1|1}} round 0}}00}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}align="left" |[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/oman-population/]
14align="left" |{{KWT}}4,259,5000.941.51121,000234,259,500April 28, 2020align="left" |[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/kuwait-population/]
15align="left" |{{QAT}}2,113,0000.474.2987,000162,412,483October 31, 2015align="left" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20151118202257/http://www.mdps.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/gsdp_en/statistics_en/monthly_preliminary_figures_on_population_en Monthly official estimate]
16align="left" |{{BHR}}1,690,9000.373.68122,000101,701,000April 28, 2020align="left" |[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/bahrain-population/]
class="sortbottom"| align="left" |Total452,748,183100.002.018,284,00035411,788,402

| colspan="2" |—

Note 1: Calculated, where available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.{{clarify|date=April 2025}}{{Fix|text=Most of the official estimates are for dates after 2020, so is the projection doene backwards??}}

Note 2: Assuming continuation of the same compound annual growth rate, i.e. based on the formula: LN(2)/LN(%growth/100+1), or equivalently: LOG10(2)/LOG10(%growth/100+1).

Note 3: From 2019 to 2020, i.e using the formula: (100 × projection2020/projection2019) − 100.

Note 4: It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.{{clarify|date=April 2025}}{{Fix|text=For clarity, this should be consistent with the calculation of the percentage annual growth.}}

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/ten-most-populous-countries-in-the-middle-east.html Middle East Countries By Population]. WorldAtlas

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