Population ages 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population ages 15-19, female was 35.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
35.33 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
35.33 million
in 2025
All-time low
6.90 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 35.33 million for population ages 15-19, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 35.33 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.90 million, in 1960.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th 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 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 6.90 million
1961 7.11 million +3.1%
1962 7.35 million +3.3%
1963 7.57 million +3.1%
1964 7.79 million +2.9%
1965 8.01 million +2.9%
1966 8.26 million +3.1%
1967 8.54 million +3.4%
1968 8.88 million +3.9%
1969 9.25 million +4.2%
1970 9.64 million +4.2%
1971 10.02 million +3.9%
1972 10.39 million +3.6%
1973 10.74 million +3.4%
1974 11.11 million +3.4%
1975 11.49 million +3.4%
1976 11.87 million +3.3%
1977 12.28 million +3.5%
1978 12.72 million +3.6%
1979 13.16 million +3.4%
1980 13.59 million +3.3%
1981 14.01 million +3.1%
1982 14.39 million +2.7%
1983 14.76 million +2.6%
1984 15.15 million +2.7%
1985 15.56 million +2.7%
1986 15.98 million +2.7%
1987 16.41 million +2.7%
1988 16.84 million +2.7%
1989 17.31 million +2.7%
1990 17.80 million +2.9%
1991 18.33 million +3.0%
1992 18.92 million +3.2%
1993 19.58 million +3.5%
1994 20.32 million +3.8%
1995 21.14 million +4.0%
1996 22.01 million +4.1%
1997 22.93 million +4.2%
1998 23.87 million +4.1%
1999 24.77 million +3.8%
2000 25.60 million +3.3%
2001 26.36 million +3.0%
2002 27.03 million +2.5%
2003 27.59 million +2.1%
2004 28.07 million +1.8%
2005 28.48 million +1.5%
2006 28.81 million +1.2%
2007 29.05 million +0.9%
2008 29.22 million +0.6%
2009 29.33 million +0.4%
2010 29.38 million +0.2%
2011 29.37 million -0.0%
2012 29.34 million -0.1%
2013 29.33 million -0.0%
2014 29.41 million +0.3%
2015 29.58 million +0.6%
2016 29.84 million +0.9%
2017 30.18 million +1.1%
2018 30.59 million +1.4%
2019 31.03 million +1.4%
2020 31.48 million +1.4%
2021 32.02 million +1.7%
2022 32.69 million +2.1%
2023 33.49 million +2.4%
2024 34.39 million +2.7%
2025 35.33 million +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.97 million 6.90 million 9.25 million 10
1970s 11.34 million 9.64 million 13.16 million 10
1980s 15.40 million 13.59 million 17.31 million 10
1990s 20.97 million 17.80 million 24.77 million 10
2000s 27.95 million 25.60 million 29.33 million 10
2010s 29.80 million 29.33 million 31.03 million 10
2020s 33.23 million 31.48 million 35.33 million 6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 23 South Africa 2.71 million compare
  2. 24 Iraq 2.40 million compare
  3. 25 Afghanistan 2.38 million compare
  4. 26 Myanmar 2.14 million compare
  5. 27 France 2.09 million compare
  6. 28 Angola 2.09 million compare
  7. 29 Yemen 2.09 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Population ages 15-19, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 35.33 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 15-19, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 35.33 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.90 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for population ages 15-19, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 15-19, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-19, 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 15 to 19.