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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 05-09, male was 41.99 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

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

Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 41.99 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 42.34 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.64 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 05-09, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 10.64 million
1961 11.04 million +3.7%
1962 11.42 million +3.5%
1963 11.79 million +3.2%
1964 12.17 million +3.2%
1965 12.56 million +3.3%
1966 12.98 million +3.4%
1967 13.44 million +3.6%
1968 13.93 million +3.6%
1969 14.40 million +3.4%
1970 14.84 million +3.1%
1971 15.27 million +2.9%
1972 15.67 million +2.6%
1973 16.07 million +2.5%
1974 16.47 million +2.5%
1975 16.93 million +2.8%
1976 17.46 million +3.1%
1977 17.96 million +2.9%
1978 18.44 million +2.7%
1979 18.93 million +2.7%
1980 19.43 million +2.6%
1981 19.92 million +2.5%
1982 20.46 million +2.7%
1983 21.11 million +3.2%
1984 21.85 million +3.5%
1985 22.63 million +3.6%
1986 23.44 million +3.6%
1987 24.30 million +3.7%
1988 25.19 million +3.7%
1989 26.08 million +3.5%
1990 27.05 million +3.7%
1991 27.79 million +2.7%
1992 28.52 million +2.6%
1993 29.24 million +2.5%
1994 29.86 million +2.1%
1995 30.38 million +1.7%
1996 30.84 million +1.5%
1997 31.23 million +1.2%
1998 31.49 million +0.8%
1999 31.62 million +0.4%
2000 31.62 million -0.0%
2001 31.53 million -0.3%
2002 31.51 million -0.1%
2003 31.60 million +0.3%
2004 31.82 million +0.7%
2005 32.16 million +1.1%
2006 32.56 million +1.2%
2007 32.86 million +0.9%
2008 33.18 million +1.0%
2009 33.56 million +1.1%
2010 33.93 million +1.1%
2011 34.42 million +1.5%
2012 35.10 million +2.0%
2013 35.94 million +2.4%
2014 36.92 million +2.7%
2015 37.94 million +2.7%
2016 38.89 million +2.5%
2017 39.76 million +2.2%
2018 40.56 million +2.0%
2019 41.23 million +1.7%
2020 41.78 million +1.3%
2021 42.13 million +0.9%
2022 42.31 million +0.4%
2023 42.34 million +0.1%
2024 42.21 million -0.3%
2025 41.99 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.44 million 10.64 million 14.40 million 10
1970s 16.81 million 14.84 million 18.93 million 10
1980s 22.44 million 19.43 million 26.08 million 10
1990s 29.80 million 27.05 million 31.62 million 10
2000s 32.24 million 31.51 million 33.56 million 10
2010s 37.47 million 33.93 million 41.23 million 10
2020s 42.13 million 41.78 million 42.34 million 6

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

  1. 20 Kenya 3.44 million compare
  2. 21 Afghanistan 3.17 million compare
  3. 22 Turkey 3.17 million compare
  4. 23 Yemen 2.95 million compare
  5. 24 Angola 2.88 million compare
  6. 25 Iraq 2.82 million compare
  7. 26 South Africa 2.76 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 05-09, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Population ages 05-09, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 41.99 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 42.34 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.64 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 05-09, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 05-09, 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 5 to 9.