Demographics of the Middle East
Populations of the Middle East
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Overview
- Encyclopedia Britannica definition of Middle East
Encyclopedia Britannica stated in 2018 that "by the mid-20th century a common definition of the Middle East encompassed the states or territories of Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, and the various states and territories of Arabia proper (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, or Trucial Oman [now United Arab Emirates])."
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Life expectancy
List of countries by life expectancy at birth for 2023 according to the World Bank Group:
Historical
In the year 1600, the population of the Middle East stood at about 18.5 million. Within modern borders:
- Anatolia - c. 6,500,000
- Iran - 4,472,000
- Yemen - 2,243,000
- Saudi Arabia - 1,809,000
- Syria - 1,175,000
- Iraq - 1,000,000
- Lebanon - 292,000
- Oman - 275,000
- Jordan - 191,000
- Palestine- 161,000
- Cyprus - 98,000
- Kuwait - 71,000
- Bahrain - 54,000
- United Arab Emirates - 35,000
In addition, the population of North Africa was 12 million, with the following breakdown within borders:
- Egypt - 5,000,000
- Algeria - 2,250,000
- Morocco - 2,250,000
- Tunisia - 2,000,000
- Libya - 500,000