Population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, male was 126.04 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
126.04 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
27th
of 47 groups
All-time high
126.04 million
in 2025
All-time low
33.06 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 126.04 million for population ages 0-14, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 126.04 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.06 million, in 1960.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 33.06 million
1961 34.11 million +3.2%
1962 35.21 million +3.2%
1963 36.37 million +3.3%
1964 37.58 million +3.3%
1965 38.81 million +3.3%
1966 40.06 million +3.2%
1967 41.32 million +3.2%
1968 42.59 million +3.1%
1969 43.85 million +3.0%
1970 45.13 million +2.9%
1971 46.40 million +2.8%
1972 47.69 million +2.8%
1973 49.01 million +2.8%
1974 50.35 million +2.7%
1975 51.83 million +2.9%
1976 53.46 million +3.1%
1977 55.05 million +3.0%
1978 56.63 million +2.9%
1979 58.25 million +2.9%
1980 59.88 million +2.8%
1981 61.47 million +2.7%
1982 63.19 million +2.8%
1983 65.16 million +3.1%
1984 67.28 million +3.3%
1985 69.42 million +3.2%
1986 71.53 million +3.0%
1987 73.63 million +2.9%
1988 75.75 million +2.9%
1989 77.89 million +2.8%
1990 80.37 million +3.2%
1991 82.28 million +2.4%
1992 84.34 million +2.5%
1993 86.43 million +2.5%
1994 88.22 million +2.1%
1995 89.65 million +1.6%
1996 90.86 million +1.4%
1997 91.90 million +1.1%
1998 92.78 million +1.0%
1999 93.59 million +0.9%
2000 94.26 million +0.7%
2001 94.88 million +0.7%
2002 95.63 million +0.8%
2003 96.48 million +0.9%
2004 97.30 million +0.8%
2005 98.16 million +0.9%
2006 99.10 million +1.0%
2007 99.96 million +0.9%
2008 101.11 million +1.1%
2009 102.63 million +1.5%
2010 104.28 million +1.6%
2011 106.11 million +1.8%
2012 108.08 million +1.9%
2013 110.15 million +1.9%
2014 112.25 million +1.9%
2015 114.17 million +1.7%
2016 115.88 million +1.5%
2017 117.52 million +1.4%
2018 119.12 million +1.4%
2019 120.58 million +1.2%
2020 121.94 million +1.1%
2021 123.12 million +1.0%
2022 124.05 million +0.8%
2023 124.88 million +0.7%
2024 125.57 million +0.6%
2025 126.04 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.30 million 33.06 million 43.85 million 10
1970s 51.38 million 45.13 million 58.25 million 10
1980s 68.52 million 59.88 million 77.89 million 10
1990s 88.04 million 80.37 million 93.59 million 10
2000s 97.95 million 94.26 million 102.63 million 10
2010s 112.81 million 104.28 million 120.58 million 10
2020s 124.27 million 121.94 million 126.04 million 6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 24 Iraq 8.68 million compare
  2. 25 Angola 8.66 million compare
  3. 26 South Africa 8.37 million compare
  4. 27 Mozambique 7.90 million compare
  5. 28 Algeria 7.24 million compare
  6. 29 Japan 7.11 million compare
  7. 30 Myanmar 6.78 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Population ages 0-14, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 126.04 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 126.04 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 33.06 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, 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
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Male 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.