Population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total was 246.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 246.37 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 246.37 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.65 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, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.65 million | — |
| 1961 | 66.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 68.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 71.00 million | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 73.29 million | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 75.62 million | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 78.02 million | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 80.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 82.92 million | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 85.39 million | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 87.88 million | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 90.35 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 92.85 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 95.43 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 98.05 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 100.89 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 103.96 million | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 107.02 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 110.11 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 113.28 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 116.50 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 119.64 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 123.04 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 126.92 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 131.12 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 135.38 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 139.58 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 143.78 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 147.97 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 152.20 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 157.09 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 160.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 164.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 168.88 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 172.30 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 175.01 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 177.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 179.21 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 180.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 182.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 183.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 184.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 186.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 187.66 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 189.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 190.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 192.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 194.28 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 196.57 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 199.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 202.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 206.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 210.46 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 214.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 218.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 222.60 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 226.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 229.29 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 232.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 235.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 238.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 240.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 242.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 243.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 245.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 246.37 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.68 million | 64.65 million | 85.39 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.98 million | 87.88 million | 113.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.61 million | 116.50 million | 152.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 171.87 million | 157.09 million | 182.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.50 million | 183.60 million | 199.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.90 million | 202.89 million | 235.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.75 million | 238.07 million | 246.37 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 24 Yemen 17.14 million compare
- 25 Iraq 16.94 million compare
- 26 South Africa 16.66 million compare
- 27 Mozambique 15.74 million compare
- 28 Algeria 14.20 million compare
- 29 Japan 13.86 million compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 13.23 million compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 246.37 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 246.37 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.65 million in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 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 part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.