Population
Trends in the MENA Region–II
(Population
in Thousands)
|
1950
|
1960
|
1970
|
1980
|
1990
|
2000
|
2005
|
2010
|
2020
|
2030
|
2040
|
2050
|
Algeria
|
8,753
|
10,800
|
13,746
|
18,811
|
25,291
|
30,463
|
32,854
|
35,420
|
40,624
|
44,706
|
47,508
|
49,500
|
Bahrain
|
116
|
156
|
220
|
347
|
493
|
672
|
727
|
791
|
910
|
1,016
|
1,100
|
1,155
|
Egypt
|
21,834
|
27,840
|
35,285
|
43,860
|
55,673
|
67,285
|
74,033
|
81,133
|
94,834
|
107,056
|
117,803
|
125,916
|
Iran
|
16,913
|
21,704
|
28,805
|
39,330
|
56,674
|
66,365
|
69,515
|
74,283
|
85,036
|
92,253
|
98,023
|
101,944
|
Iraq
|
5,340
|
7,332
|
10,112
|
14,093
|
18,515
|
25,075
|
28,807
|
32,534
|
40,522
|
48,797
|
56,694
|
63,693
|
Jordan
|
472
|
896
|
1,623
|
2,225
|
3,254
|
4,972
|
5,703
|
6,338
|
7,556
|
8,672
|
9,556
|
10,225
|
Kuwait
|
152
|
278
|
744
|
1,375
|
2,143
|
2,230
|
2,687
|
3,047
|
3,698
|
4,296
|
4,840
|
5,279
|
Lebanon
|
1,443
|
1,888
|
2,390
|
2,698
|
2,741
|
3,398
|
3,577
|
3,773
|
4,140
|
4,428
|
4,611
|
4,702
|
Libya
|
1,029
|
1,349
|
1,986
|
3,043
|
4,334
|
5,306
|
5,853
|
6,439
|
7,538
|
8,345
|
9,015
|
9,553
|
Morocco
|
8,953
|
11,626
|
15,310
|
19,527
|
24,696
|
29,231
|
31,478
|
33,832
|
38,327
|
42,016
|
44,801
|
46,397
|
Oman
|
456
|
565
|
747
|
1,187
|
1,843
|
2,442
|
2,567
|
2,863
|
3,481
|
4,053
|
4,554
|
4,958
|
Palestine
|
1,005
|
1,101
|
1,096
|
1,476
|
2,154
|
3,150
|
3,702
|
4,330
|
5,694
|
7,171
|
8,661
|
10,058
|
Qatar
|
25
|
45
|
111
|
229
|
467
|
606
|
813
|
894
|
1,036
|
1,158
|
1,263
|
1,330
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
3,201
|
4,075
|
5,745
|
9,604
|
16,379
|
21,484
|
24,573
|
27,664
|
34,024
|
40,132
|
45,309
|
49,464
|
Syria
|
3,495
|
4,620
|
6,378
|
8,978
|
12,843
|
16,813
|
19,043
|
21,432
|
26,029
|
29,983
|
33,297
|
35,935
|
Tunisia
|
3,530
|
4,221
|
5,127
|
6,454
|
8,219
|
9,563
|
10,102
|
10,639
|
11,604
|
12,379
|
12,810
|
12,927
|
Source:
World Population Prospects: The 2004
Revision, United Nations, February 2005. Note: the forecast is based
on medium variant.
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