List of Middle Eastern countries by population

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

Table

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	2020 projection Note 1	% of pop.	Average annual growth		Estimated doubling time (years) Note 2	Official population figure (where available)	Date of last figure	Source
				% Note 3	Number Note 4
1	Egypt	113,210,388 [a]	22.53	1.94	1,981,000	31	99,054,000	May21, 2025
2	Iran	89,351,259	18.51	1.30	1,001,000	54	79,706,000	May21, 2025
3	Turkey	85,372,377 [b]	18.63	1.09	909,452	64	83,614,362	December 31, 2023
4	Iraq	40,063,400	8.85	2.32	1,030,000	24	40,575,000	2020
5	Saudi Arabia	34,719,000	7.67	1.59	751,000	29	34,719,418	April 28, 2020
6	Yemen	29,710,300	6.56	2.28	766,000	24	29,719,300	April 28, 2020
7	Syria	17,425,600	3.85	2.45	557,000	29	21,377,000	April 28, 2020
8	Jordan	10,185,500	2.25	1.00	183,000	26	10,248,069	2020
9	United Arab Emirates	9,869,000	2.18	1.32	83,000	76	9,154,000	April 28, 2020
10	Israel	9,842,000	1.91	1.60	162,000	37	9,100,000	February 11, 2024
11	Lebanon	6,830,600	1.51	-0.44	75,000	39	6,830,600	April 28, 2020
12	Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)	5,148,249	1.14	2.41	—	24	4,816,503	2020
13	Oman	5,081,600	1.12	2.65	204,000	14	4,974,000	May21, 2025
14	Kuwait	4,259,500	0.94	1.51	121,000	23	4,259,500	April 28, 2020
15	Qatar	2,113,000	0.47	4.29	87,000	16	2,412,483	October 31, 2015	Monthly official estimate
16	Bahrain	1,690,900	0.37	3.68	122,000	10	1,701,000	April 28, 2020
	Total	452,748,183	100.00	2.01	8,284,000	35	411,788,402	—

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.^{[ clarification needed ][ 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.^{[ clarification needed ][ For clarity, this should be consistent with the calculation of the percentage annual growth. ]}

See also

• Demographics of the Middle East
• List of Arab League countries by population

Notes

1. 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).
2. Since Turkey's population is dominated in Istanbul, the rank would be different if only including the Middle East's part of Turkey.

External links

• Middle East Countries By Population. WorldAtlas