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
Population ages 05-09, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.