Demographics of MENA

Statistics report on demographics of the Middle East and North Africa

Demographics of MENA

This report provides a range of statistics and facts on population demographics in the Middle East and North Africa. It contains data on current and future demographic traits of the population, such as age structure and social formation, as well as figures about the economic situation of people living in the Middle East and North Africa.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic World population by age and region 2023
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of the global population by continent 2024
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of the global population by wealth range in 2022

Fertility rate

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  • Premium Statistic Adolescent fertility rate, by region 1990-2015**
  • Premium Statistic Female fertility rate across MENA 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Female fertility rate across MENA 2019 by country

Age structure

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  • Premium Statistic Median age in the Middle East 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Life expectancy at birth in the MENA countries 2022
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia 2022
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy at birth in Kuwait 2022

Educaton

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  • Premium Statistic Share of government spending on education in the GCC by country 2023
  • Premium Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in the GCC by education level 2021
  • Premium Statistic Pre-primary student gross enrolment ratio in the GCC 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Tertiary student gross enrolment ratio in the GCC 2021, by country

Income

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  • Premium Statistic Average current account balance as share of GDP in selected MENA countries 2018-2020
  • Premium Statistic GDP constant 2016 prices MENA 2008-2020
  • Premium Statistic GDP constant 2016 prices MENA 2020 by country

Marriage and divorce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of marriage cases in GCC 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Crude marriage rate in the GCC 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Crude divorce rate in the GCC 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Mean age of first marriage of women in GCC 2010-2017, by country
  • Premium Statistic Mean age of first marriage of men in GCC 2010-2017, by country

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