Population ages 15-64, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, male was 62.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 62.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 62.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1977.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.6% | 52.7% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 52.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 52.7% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 53.3% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 56.6% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.7% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.0% | 62.1% | 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 15-64, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 62.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1977.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.