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The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population. Table. Rank Country (or dependent territory) 2020 projection [1] % of pop.
Encyclopedia Britannica definition of Middle East. Encyclopedia Britannica stated in 2018 that "by the mid-20th century a common definition of the Middle East encompassed the states or territories of Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, and the various states and territories of Arabia proper (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain ...
The demographics of the Middle East and North Africa region show a highly populated, culturally diverse region spanning three continents. As of 2023, the population was around 501 million. [1] The class, cultural, ethnic, governmental, linguistic and religious make-up of the region is highly variable.
The population of the Arab world as estimated in 2023 was about 473 million inhabitants, [3] but no exact figures of the annual population growth, fertility rate, or mortality rate are known to exist. Over 59 percent of the Arab population is concentrated in urban areas [4] and the number is expected to reach 68 percent by 2050. [5]
Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) [note 1] is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
UN Population estimates Annual growth [a] Doubling time (years) [b] 1 July 2023 1 July 2022 Increment Rate ... List of Middle Eastern countries by population;
The Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats after World War I, and the recent collapse of Syria has led to calls for the region to be divided according to ...
The Middle East–North Africa region comprises 20 countries and territories with an estimated Muslim population of 315 million or about 23% of the world's Muslim population. [47] The term "MENA" is often defined in part in relation to majority-Muslim countries located in the region, although several nations in the region are not Muslim ...