Total population in Northern Africa and Western Asia (1975 - 2025)

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Northern Africa and Western Asia51 years of dataUNdata
Historical Trend

Total population over time

Year-by-Year Data
YearValueChange% Change
2025590.60M persons+9.12M persons+1.57%
2024581.48M persons+8.98M persons+1.57%
2023572.51M persons+10.10M persons+1.80%
2022562.41M persons+9.98M persons+1.81%
2021552.43M persons+8.48M persons+1.56%
2020543.95M persons+8.62M persons+1.61%
2019535.33M persons+8.88M persons+1.69%
2018526.46M persons+8.95M persons+1.73%
2017517.51M persons+9.49M persons+1.87%
2016508.02M persons+10.45M persons+2.10%
2015497.57M persons+11.11M persons+2.28%
2014486.46M persons+10.86M persons+2.28%
2013475.60M persons+10.32M persons+2.22%
2012465.28M persons+9.85M persons+2.16%
2011455.43M persons+9.35M persons+2.10%
2010446.08M persons+9.19M persons+2.10%
2009436.89M persons+9.36M persons+2.19%
2008427.53M persons+9.31M persons+2.23%
2007418.22M persons+8.88M persons+2.17%
2006409.34M persons+8.39M persons+2.09%
2005400.96M persons+8.05M persons+2.05%
2004392.91M persons+7.73M persons+2.01%
2003385.18M persons+7.62M persons+2.02%
2002377.56M persons+7.60M persons+2.05%
2001369.97M persons+7.51M persons+2.07%
2000362.46M persons+7.34M persons+2.07%
1999355.12M persons+7.15M persons+2.06%
1998347.97M persons+7.12M persons+2.09%
1997340.85M persons+7.01M persons+2.10%
1996333.84M persons+7.00M persons+2.14%
1995326.83M persons+7.08M persons+2.21%
1994319.75M persons+7.33M persons+2.35%
1993312.42M persons+7.36M persons+2.41%
1992305.06M persons+7.30M persons+2.45%
1991297.76M persons+6.72M persons+2.31%
1990291.05M persons+6.58M persons+2.31%
1989284.47M persons+7.13M persons+2.57%
1988277.34M persons+7.07M persons+2.61%
1987270.27M persons+7.07M persons+2.69%
1986263.20M persons+6.96M persons+2.72%
1985256.23M persons+6.92M persons+2.77%
1984249.32M persons+6.93M persons+2.86%
1983242.39M persons+6.80M persons+2.89%
1982235.59M persons+6.59M persons+2.88%
1981229.00M persons+6.46M persons+2.90%
1980222.54M persons+6.25M persons+2.89%
1979216.30M persons+5.99M persons+2.85%
1978210.30M persons+5.85M persons+2.86%
1977204.45M persons+5.68M persons+2.86%
1976198.77M persons+5.54M persons+2.87%
1975193.23M persons
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