Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 20.53 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 20.53 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 20.53 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.47 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.47 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.64 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 5.83 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 6.02 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 6.21 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6.41 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 6.61 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6.82 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 7.02 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 7.23 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 7.44 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 7.65 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 7.86 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 8.09 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 8.33 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 8.58 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 8.84 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 9.1 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 9.38 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 9.65 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 9.92 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 10.21 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 10.54 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.89 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 11.26 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.61 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 11.97 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 12.33 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 12.69 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 13.08 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 13.39 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.73 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 14.07 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 14.36 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 14.59 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 14.79 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14.96 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 15.1 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 15.23 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.35 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.45 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.58 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.72 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.84 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.98 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.13 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.28 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.48 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.74 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.98 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 17.29 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.62 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.99 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.34 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 18.69 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 18.99 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.28 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.54 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.78 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.02 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.19 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 20.37 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 20.53 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.22 units per square kilometre | 5.47 units per square kilometre | 7.02 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.25 units per square kilometre | 7.23 units per square kilometre | 9.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.11 units per square kilometre | 9.65 units per square kilometre | 12.69 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.33 units per square kilometre | 13.08 units per square kilometre | 15.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.96 units per square kilometre | 15.35 units per square kilometre | 16.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.45 units per square kilometre | 16.98 units per square kilometre | 19.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.28 units per square kilometre | 20.02 units per square kilometre | 20.53 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 18 Haiti 133.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Israel 125.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 India 121.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Pakistan 118.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Martin (French Part) 116.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Barbados 114.82 units per square kilometre compare
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All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 20.53 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.53 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total 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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.