Population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 25-29, female was 28.65 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
28.65 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
28.65 million
in 2025
All-time low
5.54 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M196019922025

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

The most recent figure for population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 28.65 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 28.65 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.54 million, in 1960.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 5.54 million
1961 5.62 million +1.6%
1962 5.71 million +1.5%
1963 5.79 million +1.5%
1964 5.87 million +1.3%
1965 5.94 million +1.2%
1966 6.01 million +1.2%
1967 6.09 million +1.3%
1968 6.19 million +1.6%
1969 6.32 million +2.2%
1970 6.50 million +2.8%
1971 6.71 million +3.2%
1972 6.94 million +3.4%
1973 7.17 million +3.3%
1974 7.39 million +3.1%
1975 7.62 million +3.2%
1976 7.88 million +3.3%
1977 8.16 million +3.6%
1978 8.49 million +4.0%
1979 8.87 million +4.5%
1980 9.29 million +4.8%
1981 9.75 million +4.9%
1982 10.17 million +4.4%
1983 10.55 million +3.7%
1984 10.93 million +3.6%
1985 11.32 million +3.6%
1986 11.73 million +3.6%
1987 12.16 million +3.6%
1988 12.59 million +3.6%
1989 13.00 million +3.3%
1990 13.48 million +3.7%
1991 13.89 million +3.0%
1992 14.23 million +2.5%
1993 14.51 million +2.0%
1994 14.81 million +2.1%
1995 15.17 million +2.4%
1996 15.54 million +2.5%
1997 15.94 million +2.5%
1998 16.36 million +2.7%
1999 16.82 million +2.8%
2000 17.32 million +3.0%
2001 17.89 million +3.3%
2002 18.48 million +3.3%
2003 19.16 million +3.7%
2004 19.96 million +4.2%
2005 20.80 million +4.2%
2006 21.66 million +4.1%
2007 22.55 million +4.1%
2008 23.43 million +3.9%
2009 24.25 million +3.5%
2010 25.03 million +3.2%
2011 25.69 million +2.7%
2012 26.21 million +2.0%
2013 26.57 million +1.4%
2014 26.78 million +0.8%
2015 26.88 million +0.4%
2016 26.93 million +0.2%
2017 26.99 million +0.2%
2018 27.08 million +0.3%
2019 27.18 million +0.4%
2020 27.28 million +0.4%
2021 27.41 million +0.5%
2022 27.60 million +0.7%
2023 27.90 million +1.1%
2024 28.25 million +1.3%
2025 28.65 million +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.91 million 5.54 million 6.32 million 10
1970s 7.57 million 6.50 million 8.87 million 10
1980s 11.15 million 9.29 million 13.00 million 10
1990s 15.08 million 13.48 million 16.82 million 10
2000s 20.55 million 17.32 million 24.25 million 10
2010s 26.53 million 25.03 million 27.18 million 10
2020s 27.85 million 27.28 million 28.65 million 6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 23 Colombia 2.28 million compare
  2. 24 Germany 2.22 million compare
  3. 25 Uganda 2.20 million compare
  4. 26 Myanmar 2.17 million compare
  5. 27 United Kingdom 2.15 million compare
  6. 28 Sudan 2.13 million compare
  7. 29 France 1.99 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Population ages 25-29, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 28.65 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 25-29, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 28.65 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 25-29, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.54 million in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population ages 25-29, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 25-29, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 25-29, 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 25 to 29.