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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Population, total

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Pakistan leads Population, total in 2025 at 255.22M, while Malta sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 579,704. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.064 M128 M191 M255 MPakistanPakistan: 255.22M255 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 118.37M118 MIran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 92.42M92 MAlgeriaAlgeria: 47.44M47 MIraqIraq: 47.02M47 MAfghanistanAfghanistan: 43.84M44 MYemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 41.77M42 MMoroccoMorocco: 38.43M38 MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 36.97M37 MSyrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 25.62M26 MTunisiaTunisia: 12.35M12 MJordanJordan: 11.52M12 M

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Pakistan 255.22M
2 Egypt, Arab Rep. 118.37M
3 Iran, Islamic Rep. 92.42M
4 Algeria 47.44M
5 Iraq 47.02M
6 Afghanistan 43.84M
7 Yemen, Rep. 41.77M
8 Morocco 38.43M
9 Saudi Arabia 36.97M
10 Syrian Arab Republic 25.62M
11 Tunisia 12.35M
12 Jordan 11.52M
13 United Arab Emirates 11.51M
14 Israel 10.12M
15 Libya 7.46M
16 Lebanon 5.85M
17 Oman 5.49M
18 West Bank and Gaza 5.41M
19 Kuwait 4.87M
20 Qatar 2.97M
21 Bahrain 1.60M
22 Djibouti 1.18M
23 Malta 579,704

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Population, total in 2025, Pakistan leads with a gap of 136.85M to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Malta at 579,704.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.