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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Bahrain leads Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023 at 1,971, while Libya sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 4. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.04939861.5 K2.0 KBahrainBahrain: 1,9712.0 KMaltaMalta: 1,7271.7 KWest Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 857857LebanonLebanon: 564564IsraelIsrael: 455455PakistanPakistan: 321321KuwaitKuwait: 272272QatarQatar: 231231United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 148148JordanJordan: 129129Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 128128Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 115115

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Bahrain 1,971
2 Malta 1,727
3 West Bank and Gaza 857
4 Lebanon 564
5 Israel 455
6 Pakistan 321
7 Kuwait 272
8 Qatar 231
9 United Arab Emirates 148
10 Jordan 129
11 Syrian Arab Republic 128
12 Egypt, Arab Rep. 115
13 Iraq 104
14 Morocco 85
15 Tunisia 79
16 Yemen, Rep. 75
17 Afghanistan 64
18 Iran, Islamic Rep. 56
19 Djibouti 50
20 Algeria 19
21 Oman 16
22 Saudi Arabia 16
23 Libya 4

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in 2023, Bahrain leads with a gap of 244 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Libya at 4.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.