Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate was 2.28 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.28 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 3.64 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.57 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 3 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.17 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 3.64 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +36.7% | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 11 Malawi 3.63 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Zambia 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 13 South Sudan 3.54 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Mozambique 3.53 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Uganda 3.48 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Angola 3.46 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Somalia 3.42 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 2.28 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.