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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Rural population

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Pakistan leads Rural population in 2025 at 154.34M, while Kuwait sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.039 M77 M116 M154 MPakistanPakistan: 154.34M154 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 67.58M68 MAfghanistanAfghanistan: 32.47M32 MYemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 26.30M26 MIran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 20.91M21 MMoroccoMorocco: 14.17M14 MIraqIraq: 14.13M14 MAlgeriaAlgeria: 11.47M11 MSyrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 7.15M7.2 MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 5.69M5.7 MTunisiaTunisia: 3.62M3.6 MUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 1.62M1.6 M

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Pakistan 154.34M
2 Egypt, Arab Rep. 67.58M
3 Afghanistan 32.47M
4 Yemen, Rep. 26.30M
5 Iran, Islamic Rep. 20.91M
6 Morocco 14.17M
7 Iraq 14.13M
8 Algeria 11.47M
9 Syrian Arab Republic 7.15M
10 Saudi Arabia 5.69M
11 Tunisia 3.62M
12 United Arab Emirates 1.62M
13 Oman 1.13M
14 Libya 901,647
15 Israel 852,511
16 Jordan 782,426
17 West Bank and Gaza 683,093
18 Lebanon 528,774
19 Djibouti 319,986
20 Malta 25,040
21 Qatar 19,042
22 Bahrain 0
23 Kuwait 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Rural population in 2025, Pakistan leads with a gap of 86.76M to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Kuwait at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.