Population ages 00-04, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 00-04, male was 42.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
42.51 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
23rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
42.80 million
in 2018
All-time low
13.70 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 00-04, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 42.51 million.

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

Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 42.80 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.70 million, in 1960.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 23rd 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 00-04, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 13.70 million
1961 14.09 million +2.9%
1962 14.52 million +3.0%
1963 14.97 million +3.1%
1964 15.43 million +3.0%
1965 15.86 million +2.8%
1966 16.28 million +2.7%
1967 16.69 million +2.5%
1968 17.08 million +2.4%
1969 17.48 million +2.4%
1970 17.90 million +2.4%
1971 18.33 million +2.4%
1972 18.76 million +2.4%
1973 19.22 million +2.4%
1974 19.70 million +2.5%
1975 20.28 million +3.0%
1976 20.95 million +3.3%
1977 21.60 million +3.1%
1978 22.26 million +3.0%
1979 22.95 million +3.1%
1980 23.67 million +3.1%
1981 24.38 million +3.0%
1982 25.15 million +3.2%
1983 26.02 million +3.4%
1984 26.90 million +3.4%
1985 27.72 million +3.0%
1986 28.45 million +2.7%
1987 29.10 million +2.3%
1988 29.67 million +2.0%
1989 30.19 million +1.8%
1990 30.81 million +2.1%
1991 31.19 million +1.2%
1992 31.59 million +1.3%
1993 31.95 million +1.1%
1994 32.14 million +0.6%
1995 32.18 million +0.1%
1996 32.14 million -0.1%
1997 32.09 million -0.1%
1998 32.09 million -0.0%
1999 32.20 million +0.3%
2000 32.39 million +0.6%
2001 32.66 million +0.8%
2002 33.04 million +1.2%
2003 33.50 million +1.4%
2004 33.94 million +1.3%
2005 34.38 million +1.3%
2006 34.88 million +1.5%
2007 35.46 million +1.7%
2008 36.24 million +2.2%
2009 37.23 million +2.7%
2010 38.28 million +2.8%
2011 39.30 million +2.7%
2012 40.24 million +2.4%
2013 41.09 million +2.1%
2014 41.82 million +1.8%
2015 42.34 million +1.3%
2016 42.64 million +0.7%
2017 42.79 million +0.3%
2018 42.80 million +0.0%
2019 42.65 million -0.4%
2020 42.45 million -0.5%
2021 42.30 million -0.4%
2022 42.18 million -0.3%
2023 42.20 million +0.0%
2024 42.35 million +0.4%
2025 42.51 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.61 million 13.70 million 17.48 million 10
1970s 20.19 million 17.90 million 22.95 million 10
1980s 27.12 million 23.67 million 30.19 million 10
1990s 31.84 million 30.81 million 32.20 million 10
2000s 34.37 million 32.39 million 37.23 million 10
2010s 41.40 million 38.28 million 42.80 million 10
2020s 42.33 million 42.18 million 42.51 million 6

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

  1. 20 Russia 3.40 million compare
  2. 21 Yemen 3.37 million compare
  3. 22 Angola 3.26 million compare
  4. 23 Iran 3.02 million compare
  5. 24 South Africa 2.98 million compare
  6. 25 Mozambique 2.96 million compare
  7. 26 Iraq 2.90 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 00-04, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Population ages 00-04, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 42.51 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, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 42.80 million in 2018.
What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.70 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 00-04, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 00-04, male
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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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.