Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Iraq
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 246.37 million against 16.94 million in Iraq, a difference of 229.43 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.5 times Iraq's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.39 million | 74.68 million | 71.29 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 5.25 million | 99.98 million | 94.74 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 7.14 million | 133.61 million | 126.47 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 9.07 million | 171.87 million | 162.80 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 11.70 million | 190.50 million | 178.80 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 14.71 million | 219.90 million | 205.19 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 16.61 million | 242.75 million | 226.14 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 246.37 million against 16.94 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 229.43 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Iraq ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.