Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population ages 00-04, female was 40.25 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
40.25 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
40.48 million
in 2018
All-time low
13.12 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025

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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.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 40.25 million.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 40.48 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.12 million, in 1960.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 13.12 million
1961 13.48 million +2.7%
1962 13.87 million +2.9%
1963 14.28 million +3.0%
1964 14.68 million +2.8%
1965 15.07 million +2.6%
1966 15.46 million +2.6%
1967 15.84 million +2.5%
1968 16.22 million +2.4%
1969 16.61 million +2.4%
1970 17.02 million +2.5%
1971 17.43 million +2.4%
1972 17.84 million +2.4%
1973 18.26 million +2.4%
1974 18.71 million +2.5%
1975 19.23 million +2.8%
1976 19.81 million +3.0%
1977 20.42 million +3.1%
1978 21.06 million +3.1%
1979 21.75 million +3.3%
1980 22.48 million +3.4%
1981 23.22 million +3.3%
1982 24.01 million +3.4%
1983 24.87 million +3.6%
1984 25.74 million +3.5%
1985 26.56 million +3.2%
1986 27.29 million +2.7%
1987 27.91 million +2.3%
1988 28.45 million +1.9%
1989 28.91 million +1.6%
1990 29.26 million +1.2%
1991 29.55 million +1.0%
1992 29.86 million +1.0%
1993 30.12 million +0.9%
1994 30.24 million +0.4%
1995 30.23 million -0.0%
1996 30.14 million -0.3%
1997 30.06 million -0.3%
1998 30.04 million -0.1%
1999 30.14 million +0.3%
2000 30.32 million +0.6%
2001 30.58 million +0.8%
2002 30.94 million +1.2%
2003 31.37 million +1.4%
2004 31.79 million +1.3%
2005 32.20 million +1.3%
2006 32.68 million +1.5%
2007 33.25 million +1.7%
2008 34.02 million +2.3%
2009 34.97 million +2.8%
2010 35.98 million +2.9%
2011 36.97 million +2.8%
2012 37.90 million +2.5%
2013 38.75 million +2.2%
2014 39.48 million +1.9%
2015 40.00 million +1.3%
2016 40.31 million +0.8%
2017 40.46 million +0.4%
2018 40.48 million +0.0%
2019 40.34 million -0.3%
2020 40.16 million -0.4%
2021 40.02 million -0.4%
2022 39.91 million -0.3%
2023 39.92 million +0.0%
2024 40.07 million +0.4%
2025 40.25 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.86 million 13.12 million 16.61 million 10
1970s 19.15 million 17.02 million 21.75 million 10
1980s 25.94 million 22.48 million 28.91 million 10
1990s 29.96 million 29.26 million 30.24 million 10
2000s 32.21 million 30.32 million 34.97 million 10
2010s 39.07 million 35.98 million 40.48 million 10
2020s 40.05 million 39.91 million 40.25 million 6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 21 Angola 3.21 million compare
  2. 22 Yemen 3.20 million compare
  3. 23 Mozambique 2.93 million compare
  4. 24 South Africa 2.91 million compare
  5. 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.88 million compare
  6. 26 Iraq 2.76 million compare
  7. 27 Türkiye 2.56 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 40.25 million in 2025, according to 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.
What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 40.48 million in 2018.
What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.12 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for population ages 00-04, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
The figures 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 part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 00-04, female
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
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.