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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Rural population growth (annual %)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Oman leads Rural population growth (annual %) in 2025 at 4, while Jordan 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

0.00.91.92.83.8OmanOman: 43.8Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 43.7United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 43.7Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 43.6Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 32.5AfghanistanAfghanistan: 22.4IraqIraq: 21.9Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 11.4MaltaMalta: 11.3DjiboutiDjibouti: 11.0PakistanPakistan: 11.0LibyaLibya: 10.8

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Oman 4
2 Syrian Arab Republic 4
3 United Arab Emirates 4
4 Saudi Arabia 4
5 Yemen, Rep. 3
6 Afghanistan 2
7 Iraq 2
8 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1
9 Malta 1
10 Djibouti 1
11 Pakistan 1
12 Libya 1
13 Israel 1
14 West Bank and Gaza 0
15 Morocco 0
16 Tunisia -1
17 Iran, Islamic Rep. -1
18 Algeria -1
19 Qatar -2
20 Lebanon -2
21 Jordan -4

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2025, Oman leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 21 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Jordan at -4.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.