Population ages 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 05-09, female was 40.12 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
40.12 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
23rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
40.41 million
in 2023
All-time low
10.19 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 05-09, female 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 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 40.12 million.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 40.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.19 million, in 1960.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 43 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 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 10.19 million
1961 10.55 million +3.5%
1962 10.89 million +3.2%
1963 11.21 million +3.0%
1964 11.54 million +3.0%
1965 11.90 million +3.1%
1966 12.29 million +3.3%
1967 12.72 million +3.5%
1968 13.18 million +3.6%
1969 13.62 million +3.3%
1970 14.03 million +3.0%
1971 14.43 million +2.8%
1972 14.81 million +2.7%
1973 15.19 million +2.5%
1974 15.58 million +2.6%
1975 16.01 million +2.8%
1976 16.48 million +2.9%
1977 16.94 million +2.8%
1978 17.39 million +2.7%
1979 17.85 million +2.6%
1980 18.31 million +2.6%
1981 18.77 million +2.5%
1982 19.29 million +2.8%
1983 19.92 million +3.2%
1984 20.65 million +3.7%
1985 21.44 million +3.9%
1986 22.27 million +3.9%
1987 23.15 million +3.9%
1988 24.05 million +3.9%
1989 24.94 million +3.7%
1990 25.90 million +3.8%
1991 26.63 million +2.8%
1992 27.34 million +2.6%
1993 28.00 million +2.4%
1994 28.55 million +2.0%
1995 28.98 million +1.5%
1996 29.35 million +1.3%
1997 29.65 million +1.0%
1998 29.84 million +0.6%
1999 29.93 million +0.3%
2000 29.89 million -0.1%
2001 29.79 million -0.3%
2002 29.75 million -0.1%
2003 29.82 million +0.2%
2004 30.01 million +0.6%
2005 30.32 million +1.0%
2006 30.69 million +1.2%
2007 30.98 million +1.0%
2008 31.31 million +1.1%
2009 31.69 million +1.2%
2010 32.07 million +1.2%
2011 32.56 million +1.5%
2012 33.23 million +2.1%
2013 34.06 million +2.5%
2014 35.01 million +2.8%
2015 36.01 million +2.8%
2016 36.94 million +2.6%
2017 37.80 million +2.3%
2018 38.59 million +2.1%
2019 39.26 million +1.8%
2020 39.81 million +1.4%
2021 40.17 million +0.9%
2022 40.37 million +0.5%
2023 40.41 million +0.1%
2024 40.30 million -0.3%
2025 40.12 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.81 million 10.19 million 13.62 million 10
1970s 15.87 million 14.03 million 17.85 million 10
1980s 21.28 million 18.31 million 24.94 million 10
1990s 28.42 million 25.90 million 29.93 million 10
2000s 30.43 million 29.75 million 31.69 million 10
2010s 35.55 million 32.07 million 39.26 million 10
2020s 40.20 million 39.81 million 40.41 million 6

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

  1. 20 Kenya 3.40 million compare
  2. 21 Turkey 3.05 million compare
  3. 22 Afghanistan 3.04 million compare
  4. 23 Angola 2.85 million compare
  5. 24 Yemen 2.80 million compare
  6. 25 South Africa 2.75 million compare
  7. 26 Iraq 2.68 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Population ages 05-09, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 40.12 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 05-09, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 40.41 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.19 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 05-09, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 05-09, 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 5 to 9.