List of Arab League countries by population

This is a list of Arab League countries and territories by population.

Present

Population by Arab League country (top 10)

  Egypt (23.8%)
  Sudan (10.2%)
  Algeria (9.6%)
  Iraq (9.6%)
  Morocco (8%)
  Saudi Arabia (7.8%)
  Yemen (7.3%)
  Syria (4.9%)
  Somalia (3.8%)
  Tunisia (2.6%)
  Other (12.4%)
CountryProjected population
(29 April 2024)
Pct of
total
UN Population estimatesAnnual growth[a]Doubling time
(years)[b]
1 July 20231 July 2022IncrementRate
 Egypt114,168,06923.75%112,716,599110,990,1031,726,4961.56%45
 Sudan49,157,18110.23%48,109,00646,874,2041,234,8022.63%27
 Algeria46,197,7679.61%45,606,48144,903,225703,2561.57%45
 Iraq46,357,7789.64%45,504,56044,496,1221,008,4382.27%31
 Morocco38,159,7057.94%37,840,04437,457,971382,0731.02%68
 Saudi Arabia37,399,1817.78%36,947,02536,408,820538,2051.48%47
 Yemen35,086,9247.30%34,449,82533,696,614753,2112.24%31
 Syria24,181,7635.03%23,227,01422,125,2491,101,7654.98%14
 Somalia18,608,6743.87%18,143,37917,597,511545,8683.10%23
 Tunisia12,543,5002.61%12,458,22312,356,117102,1060.83%84
 Jordan11,379,6562.37%11,337,05311,285,86951,1840.45%153
 United Arab Emirates9,580,1161.99%9,516,8719,441,12975,7420.80%87
 Libya6,952,0681.45%6,888,3886,812,34176,0471.12%62
 Palestine5,473,7771.14%5,371,2305,250,072121,1582.31%30
 Lebanon5,243,9051.09%5,353,9305,489,740−135,810−2.47%−28
 Mauritania4,970,7091.03%4,862,9894,736,139126,8502.68%26
 Oman4,701,5890.98%4,644,3844,576,29868,0861.49%47
 Kuwait4,344,5900.90%4,310,1084,268,87341,2350.97%72
 Qatar2,734,1490.57%2,716,3912,695,12221,2690.79%88
 Bahrain1,496,6060.31%1,485,5101,472,23313,2770.90%77
 Djibouti1,149,5560.24%1,136,4551,120,84915,6061.39%50
 Comoros864,9700.18%852,075836,77415,3011.83%38
Total480,752,232100%473,477,540464,891,3758,586,1651.84%38

Past and future

Country1950200020502100
 Egypt21,198,00065,159,000137,873,000200,802,000
 Algeria8,893,00030,639,00055,445,00061,060,000
 Sudan6,468,00027,068,00059,130,00095,328,000**
 Iraq5,164,00023,129,00076,520,000163,905,000
 Morocco[2]5,344,00028,114,00062,027,00080,888,000
 Saudi Arabia3,860,00021,312,00046,817,00047,586,000
 Yemen4,778,00017,236,00046,081,00052,244,000
 Syria3,496,00016,515,00031,226,00038,098,000
 Tunisia3,518,0009,508,00012,181,00012,494,000
 United Arab Emirates72,0002,458,0008,019,00013,389,000
 Jordan562,0004,786,00011,412,00014,147,000
 Lebanon1,365,0003,835,0005,622,0005,700,000
 Libya962,0005,025,0008,971,0008,144,000
 Palestine1,018,0003,111,0007,770,00015,516,000
 Oman489,0002,433,0005,402,0005,751,000
 Kuwait145,0001,973,0003,864,0006,484,000
 Mauritania1,006,0002,501,0006,537,00013,059,000
 Qatar26,000640,0002,559,0003,170,000
 Bahrain115,000655,0001,848,0001,602,000
 Somalia5,321,98715,123,32120,396,98735,196,000*
 Djibouti83,000670,0001,396,0001,126,000**
 Comoros149,000546,0001,170,0002,307,000
Total75,146,000294,814,000599,497,000992,152,000

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