Population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population, female was 402.22 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 402.22 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 402.22 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.53 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 | 86.60 million | 76.53 million | 97.83 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.18 million | 100.68 million | 131.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.26 million | 135.66 million | 180.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.09 million | 186.59 million | 235.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 267.58 million | 240.99 million | 296.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 331.65 million | 302.60 million | 359.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.91 million | 366.61 million | 402.22 million | 6 |
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 50.3% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 59.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 8.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 42.96 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 23.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 522.34 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 250.76 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Population, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 402.22 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 402.22 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.53 million in 1960.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.