Population ages 15-19, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 15-19, male was 39.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.84 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
39.84 million
in 2025
All-time low
7.62 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-19, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 39.84 million for population ages 15-19, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 39.84 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.62 million, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.62 million | — |
| 1961 | 7.84 million | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 8.09 million | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 8.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 8.57 million | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 8.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 9.09 million | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 9.41 million | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 9.78 million | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 10.21 million | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 10.64 million | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 11.07 million | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 11.48 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 11.88 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 12.29 million | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 12.71 million | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 13.13 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 13.59 million | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 14.09 million | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 14.57 million | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 15.05 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 15.54 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 16.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 16.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 16.86 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 17.31 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 17.78 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 18.28 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 18.79 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 19.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 19.99 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 20.59 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 21.96 million | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 22.75 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 23.61 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 24.57 million | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 25.59 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 26.61 million | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 27.59 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 28.54 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 29.47 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 30.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 31.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 31.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 32.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 32.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 33.36 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.68 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 34.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 35.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 36.06 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 36.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 38.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 39.84 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.78 million | 7.62 million | 10.21 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.55 million | 10.64 million | 14.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.14 million | 15.05 million | 19.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.45 million | 19.99 million | 27.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.72 million | 28.54 million | 33.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.89 million | 33.46 million | 35.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.45 million | 35.54 million | 39.84 million | 6 |
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- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Population ages 15-19, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 39.84 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, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.84 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 million in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for population ages 15-19, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 15 to 19.