Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 00-04, female was 43.23 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43.23 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
43.36 million
in 2018
All-time low
13.58 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
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
The most recent figure for population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 43.23 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 43.36 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.58 million, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22nd 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.58 million | — |
| 1961 | 13.96 million | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 14.37 million | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 14.80 million | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 15.24 million | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 15.65 million | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 16.06 million | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 16.47 million | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 16.87 million | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 17.28 million | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 17.72 million | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 18.16 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 18.60 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 19.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 19.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 20.10 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 20.73 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 21.38 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 22.07 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 22.82 million | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 23.60 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 24.39 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 25.23 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 26.15 million | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 27.08 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 27.96 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 28.74 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 29.41 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 29.99 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 30.49 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 31.03 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 31.33 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 31.69 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 31.99 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 32.14 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.16 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.10 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 32.04 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.04 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.90 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 34.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 36.33 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 37.35 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.36 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 39.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 40.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 41.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 42.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 43.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.36 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.06 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.82 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.72 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.75 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.97 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 43.23 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.43 million | 13.58 million | 17.28 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.02 million | 17.72 million | 22.82 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.30 million | 23.60 million | 30.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.87 million | 31.03 million | 32.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.38 million | 32.37 million | 37.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.76 million | 38.36 million | 43.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.93 million | 42.72 million | 43.23 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 19 Viet Nam 3.28 million compare
- 20 Russian Federation 3.22 million compare
- 21 Angola 3.21 million compare
- 22 Yemen 3.20 million compare
- 23 Mozambique 2.93 million compare
- 24 South Africa 2.91 million compare
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.88 million compare
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 43.23 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?
- The highest recorded value was 43.36 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.58 million in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 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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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.