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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Urban population

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Pakistan leads Urban population in 2025 at 100.88M, while Malta sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 554,664. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025 M50 M76 M101 MPakistanPakistan: 100.88M101 MIran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 71.51M72 MEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 50.78M51 MAlgeriaAlgeria: 35.96M36 MIraqIraq: 32.89M33 MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 31.28M31 MMoroccoMorocco: 24.26M24 MSyrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 18.47M18 MYemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 15.47M15 MAfghanistanAfghanistan: 11.37M11 MJordanJordan: 10.74M11 MUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 9.90M9.9 M

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Pakistan 100.88M
2 Iran, Islamic Rep. 71.51M
3 Egypt, Arab Rep. 50.78M
4 Algeria 35.96M
5 Iraq 32.89M
6 Saudi Arabia 31.28M
7 Morocco 24.26M
8 Syrian Arab Republic 18.47M
9 Yemen, Rep. 15.47M
10 Afghanistan 11.37M
11 Jordan 10.74M
12 United Arab Emirates 9.90M
13 Israel 9.27M
14 Tunisia 8.73M
15 Libya 6.56M
16 Lebanon 5.32M
17 Kuwait 4.87M
18 West Bank and Gaza 4.73M
19 Oman 4.37M
20 Qatar 2.95M
21 Bahrain 1.60M
22 Djibouti 864,090
23 Malta 554,664

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Urban population in 2025, Pakistan leads with a gap of 29.37M 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 554,664.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.