Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, male

Iraq
2.21 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
32.75 million
in 2025
Iraq rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th

Population ages 20-24, male over time

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 32.75 million against 2.21 million in Iraq, a difference of 30.54 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.8 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 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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 324,323 7.12 million 6.79 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 456,208 9.73 million 9.27 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 640,775 13.96 million 13.32 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 983,951 18.48 million 17.49 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 1.28 million 25.85 million 24.57 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.74 million 29.92 million 28.19 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 2.11 million 31.67 million 29.55 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 20-24, male, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 32.75 million against 2.21 million in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
30.54 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 20-24, male?
Iraq ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 20-24, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 20 to 24.