Population ages 20-24, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 20-24, female was 31.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.41 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
31.41 million
in 2025
All-time low
6.13 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, female 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
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 31.41 million for population ages 20-24, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 31.41 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.13 million, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.13 million | — |
| 1961 | 6.20 million | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 6.28 million | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 6.37 million | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 6.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 6.68 million | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 6.90 million | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 7.14 million | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 7.37 million | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 7.60 million | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 7.83 million | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 8.07 million | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 8.35 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 8.67 million | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 9.04 million | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 9.42 million | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 9.80 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 10.16 million | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 10.52 million | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 10.91 million | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 11.33 million | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 11.79 million | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 12.24 million | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 12.67 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 13.09 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 13.50 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 13.91 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 14.30 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 14.68 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 15.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 15.55 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 15.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 16.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 16.72 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.11 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.59 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 18.12 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 18.73 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 19.43 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 20.22 million | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 21.06 million | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 21.95 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 22.83 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.71 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 24.58 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 25.39 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 26.15 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 26.87 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 27.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 27.95 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 28.33 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 28.35 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 28.95 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.44 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 30.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 30.99 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 31.41 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.72 million | 6.13 million | 7.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.28 million | 7.83 million | 10.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.25 million | 11.33 million | 15.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.58 million | 15.55 million | 20.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.80 million | 21.06 million | 27.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.43 million | 28.16 million | 28.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.21 million | 28.95 million | 31.41 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 20-24, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 31.41 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 20-24, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.41 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 million in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.