List of Arab countries by population

RankCountry
(or dependent territory)
July 1, 2015
projection[1]
% of
pop.
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[2]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[3]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[4]
Official
figure
(where
available)
Date of
last figure
Source
1 Egypt88,523,00022.732.291,981,0003190,770,000April 13, 2016Official population clock
2 Algeria39,903,00010.252.07808,0003440,400,000January 1, 2016Official estimate
3 Sudan38,435,0009.873.071,146,0002338,435,2522015Official estimate
4 Iraq36,575,0009.392.901,030,0002436,575,0002015Official estimate
5 Morocco[5]33,680,0008.651.24412,0005633,337,529September 1, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
6 Saudi Arabia31,521,0008.102.44751,0002931,521,4182015Official estimate
7 Yemen26,745,0006.872.95766,0002424,527,000July 1, 2012Official estimate
8 Syria23,270,0005.982.45557,0002921,377,000December 31, 2011Official estimate
9 Tunisia11,118,0002.861.04114,0006710,982,754April 23, 2014Preliminary 2014 census result
10 Somalia10,972,0002.821.54166,0004512,316,895January 1, 2014Official estimate
11 Jordan9,500,0002.762.75183,000269,500,0002015Official Census 2015
12 United Arab Emirates8,933,0002.291.57138,000458,264,0702010Official estimate
13 Libya6,278,0001.611.1370,00062
14 Palestine[6]4,683,0001.202.92133,000244,550,3682014Official estimate
15 Lebanon4,288,0001.101.7875,000394,965,846December 31, 2013Official estimate
16 Oman4,181,0001.075.13204,000144,202,600April 13, 2016Official population clock
17 Kuwait4,161,0001.073.00121,000234,183,658June 30, 2015Official estimate
18 Mauritania3,632,0000.932.4386,000293,718,6782016Official estimate
19 Qatar2,113,0000.544.2987,000162,412,483October 31, 2015Monthly official estimate
20 Bahrain1,781,0000.467.35122,000101,234,571April 27, 2010Final 2010 census result
21 Djibouti961,0000.252.6725,00026864,618July 1, 2011Official estimate
22 Comoros783,0000.202.6220,00027806,200July 1, 2016Official estimate
Total389,373,000100.002.368,995,00030

Rank
Country
(or dependent territory)
July 1, 2015
projection
[1]
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)
[2]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[3]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)
[4]
Official
figure

1
88,523,000
2.29
1,981,000
31
90,770,000
2
39,903,000
2.07
808,000
34
40,400,000
3
38,435,000
3.07
1,146,000
23
38,435,252
4
 Iraq
36,575,000
2.90
1,030,000
24
36,575,000
5
33,680,000
1.24
412,000
56
33,337,529
6
31,521,000
2.44
751,000
29
31,521,418
7
26,745,000
2.95
766,000
24
24,527,000
8
23,270,000
2.45
557,000
29
21,377,000
9
11,118,000
1.04
114,000
67
10,982,754
10
10,972,000
1.54
166,000
45
12,316,895

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