Population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14, total was 246.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 246.37 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 246.37 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.65 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.68 million | 64.65 million | 85.39 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.98 million | 87.88 million | 113.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.61 million | 116.50 million | 152.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 171.87 million | 157.09 million | 182.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.50 million | 183.60 million | 199.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.90 million | 202.89 million | 235.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.75 million | 238.07 million | 246.37 million | 6 |
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.3% (2025)
- Population, female 49.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 52.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 61.9% (2025)
- Population, female 372.63 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 8.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 21.53 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 467.73 million (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 246.37 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 246.37 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.65 million in 1960.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.