List of Arab countries by population

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

Present

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Country (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 97,664,971 22.73 2.29 1,981,000 31 103,613,114 4 February 2021 Official population clock  Algeria 42,545,964 10.25 2.07 808,000 34 44,406,114 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Sudan 40,875,455 9.87 3.07 1,146,000 23 44,483,143 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Iraq 39,339,753 9.39 2.90 1,030,000 24 40,753,412 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Morocco[4] 38,803,500 8.65 1.24 412,000 27 37,191,391 4 February 2021 Preliminary 2014 census result  Saudi Arabia 33,413,660 8.10 2.44 751,000 29 35,193,585 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Yemen 28,915,284 6.87 2.95 766,000 24 30,255,359 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Syria 18,284,407 5.98 2.45 557,000 29 17,272,183 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Tunisia 11,446,300 2.86 1.04 114,000 67 11,904,972 4 February 2021 Preliminary 2014 census result  Jordan 10,252,700 2.29 1.57 138,000 45 9,531,712 November 30, 2015 Official Census 2015  United Arab Emirates 9,541,615 2.76 2.75 183,000 26 9,998,060 4 February 2021 Official Census 2015  Lebanon 6,855,713 6,849,805 4 February 2021 UN projection  Libya 6,470,956 0.54 1.13 70,000 62 6,938,736 4 February 2021 2006 census result  Palestine[5] 4,780,978 1.20 2.92 133,000 24 5,176,955 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Oman 4,651,706 1.07 5.13 204,000 14 5,216,981 4 February 2021 Official population clock  Kuwait 4,226,920 1.07 3.00 121,000 23 4,321,172 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Mauritania 3,984,233 0.93 2.43 86,000 29 4,728,623 4 February 2021 Official estimate  Qatar 2,561,643 0.54 4.29 87,000 16 2,914,588 4 February 2021 Monthly official estimate  Bahrain 1,400,000 0.46 7.35 122,000 10 1,762,814 4 February 2021 Final 2010 census result  Djibouti 1,049,001 997,445 4 February 2021  Comoros 850,688 881,453 4 February 2021 Total 423,400,000

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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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 59,130,000 95,328,000**  Iraq 5,164,000 23,129,000 76,520,000 163,905,000  Morocco[6] 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  Libya 962,000 5,025,000 8,971,000 8,144,000  Palestine[7] 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

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.

See also

• Demographics of the Arab League
• List of African countries by population
• List of countries in the Americas by population
• List of Asian countries by population
• List of Caribbean island countries by population
• List of Eurasian countries by population
• List of European countries by population
• List of European Union member states by population
• List of largest cities in the Arab world
• List of Latin American countries by population
• List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
• List of Middle East countries by population
• List of North American countries by population
• List of Oceanian countries by population
• List of South American countries by population
• List of countries by past and future population
• List of countries by population in 2000
• List of countries by population in 2010