Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Population ages 15-64, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
236.95 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
17.27 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th

Population ages 15-64, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 236.95 million against 17.27 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 219.68 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 47 groups.

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 47.28 million 787,032 46.50 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 61.08 million 1.27 million 59.81 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 83.06 million 2.42 million 80.64 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 112.88 million 4.18 million 108.70 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 153.78 million 7.97 million 145.80 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 194.37 million 13.40 million 180.97 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 225.33 million 15.59 million 209.74 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 15-64, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 236.95 million against 17.27 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
219.68 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population ages 15-64, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.