List of Arab League countries by population

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

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Present

Population by Arab League country (top 10)

  Egypt (23.8%)
  Sudan (10.4%)
  Algeria (9.6%)
  Iraq (9.4%)
  Yemen (8.2%)
  Morocco (7.8%)
  Saudi Arabia (6.7%)
  Syria (4.9%)
  Somalia (3.8%)
  Tunisia (2.5%)
  Other (12.9%)
CountryProjected population
(28 July 2024)
Pct of
total
UN Population estimatesAnnual growth [lower-alpha 1] Doubling time
(years) [lower-alpha 2]
1 July 20231 July 2022IncrementRate
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 116,634,19423.72%114,535,772112,618,2501,917,5221.70%41
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 50,761,74410.33%50,042,79149,383,346659,4451.34%52
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 46,914,3699.54%46,164,21945,477,389686,8301.51%46
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 46,178,6559.39%45,074,04944,070,5511,003,4982.28%31
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 40,686,5578.28%39,390,79938,222,8761,167,9233.06%23
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38,129,2287.76%37,712,50537,329,064383,4411.03%68
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 32,360,2076.58%32,264,29232,175,35288,9400.28%251
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 24,876,1715.06%23,594,62322,462,1731,132,4505.04%14
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 18,976,7153.86%18,358,61517,801,897556,7183.13%23
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 12,288,2432.50%12,200,43112,119,33481,0970.67%104
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 11,639,2652.37%11,439,21311,256,263182,9501.63%43
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 11,089,6572.26%10,642,08110,242,086399,9953.91%18
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 7,394,7151.50%7,305,6597,223,80581,8541.13%62
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5,721,6921.16%5,733,4935,744,489−10,996−0.19%−362
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 5,523,2371.12%5,409,2025,305,270103,9321.96%36
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 5,416,3981.10%5,049,2694,730,226319,0436.74%11
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 5,185,2401.05%5,022,4414,875,637146,8043.01%23
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 5,121,9591.04%4,838,7824,589,511249,2715.43%13
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3,075,1320.63%2,979,0822,892,45586,6272.99%23
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1,609,5550.33%1,569,6661,533,45936,2072.36%30
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1,170,2320.24%1,152,9441,137,09615,8481.39%50
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 868,1580.18%850,387834,18816,1991.94%36
Total491,621,321100%481,330,315472,024,7179,305,5981.97%36

Past and future

Country1950200020502100
Flag of Egypt.svg   Egypt 21,198,00065,159,000137,873,000200,802,000
Flag of Algeria.svg   Algeria 8,893,00030,639,00055,445,00061,060,000
Flag of Sudan.svg   Sudan 6,468,00027,068,00059,130,00095,328,000**
Flag of Iraq.svg   Iraq 5,164,00023,129,00076,520,000163,905,000
Flag of Morocco.svg   Morocco [2] 5,344,00028,114,00062,027,00080,888,000
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg   Saudi Arabia 3,860,00021,312,00046,817,00047,586,000
Flag of Yemen.svg   Yemen 4,778,00017,236,00046,081,00052,244,000
Flag of Syria.svg   Syria 3,496,00016,515,00031,226,00038,098,000
Flag of Tunisia.svg   Tunisia 3,518,0009,508,00012,181,00012,494,000
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg   United Arab Emirates 72,0002,458,0008,019,00013,389,000
Flag of Jordan.svg   Jordan 562,0004,786,00011,412,00014,147,000
Flag of Lebanon.svg   Lebanon 1,365,0003,835,0005,622,0005,700,000
Flag of Libya.svg   Libya 962,0005,025,0008,971,0008,144,000
Flag of Palestine.svg   Palestine 1,018,0003,111,0007,770,00015,516,000
Flag of Oman.svg   Oman 489,0002,433,0005,402,0005,751,000
Flag of Kuwait.svg   Kuwait 145,0001,973,0003,864,0006,484,000
Flag of Mauritania.svg   Mauritania 1,006,0002,501,0006,537,00013,059,000
Flag of Qatar.svg   Qatar 26,000640,0002,559,0003,170,000
Flag of Bahrain.svg   Bahrain 115,000655,0001,848,0001,602,000
Flag of Somalia.svg   Somalia 5,321,98715,123,32120,396,98735,196,000*
Flag of Djibouti.svg   Djibouti 83,000670,0001,396,0001,126,000**
Flag of the Comoros.svg   Comoros 149,000546,0001,170,0002,307,000
Total75,146,000294,814,000599,497,000992,152,000

Notes

  1. Population growth calculation from UN estimates for 2019 and 2020. [1]
  2. At the current growth rate (halving time for negative numbers).

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References

  1. "Total Population - Both Sexes" (EXCEL). World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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