Population ages 05-09, male in Arab World
Arab World: Population ages 05-09, male was 27.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.45 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
30th
of 41 groups
All-time high
27.45 million
in 2025
All-time low
6.61 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, male in Arab World, 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
Arab World recorded 27.45 million for population ages 05-09, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Arab World peaked at 27.45 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.61 million, in 1960.
That places Arab World 30th out of 41 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 05-09, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.61 million | — |
| 1961 | 6.83 million | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 7.03 million | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 7.21 million | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 7.39 million | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 7.60 million | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 7.84 million | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 8.12 million | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 8.45 million | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 8.76 million | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 9.07 million | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 9.35 million | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 9.60 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 9.85 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 10.11 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 10.42 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 10.81 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 11.18 million | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 11.54 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 11.93 million | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 12.32 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 12.69 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 13.04 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 13.40 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 13.80 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 14.22 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 14.66 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 15.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 15.56 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 15.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 16.48 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 16.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 17.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.04 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 18.26 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 18.47 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 18.66 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 19.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.20 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.59 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 20.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.38 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.88 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 22.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 23.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 23.88 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 24.54 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 25.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.75 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.43 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.45 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.59 million | 6.61 million | 8.76 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.39 million | 9.07 million | 11.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.08 million | 12.32 million | 15.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.79 million | 16.48 million | 18.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.74 million | 19.02 million | 20.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.55 million | 20.98 million | 26.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.24 million | 26.75 million | 27.45 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 27 Mozambique 2.62 million compare
- 28 Algeria 2.55 million compare
- 29 Japan 2.39 million compare
- 30 Myanmar 2.29 million compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 2.25 million compare
- 32 Niger 2.16 million compare
- 33 Madagascar 2.14 million compare
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64, male 167.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 23.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 318.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 32.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male in Arab World?
- Population ages 05-09, male in Arab World was 27.45 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, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 27.45 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 million in 1960.
- How does Arab World rank for population ages 05-09, male?
- Arab World ranks 30th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.