The following is a list of countries in the Middle East sorted by projected population.
Table RankCountry(or dependent territory)2020projectionNote 1% ofpop.Average annual growthEstimateddoublingtime(years)Note 2Officialpopulationfigure(whereavailable)Date oflast figureSource%Note 3NumberNote 41113,210,38822.531.941,981,00031 , 289,351,25918.511.301,001,00054 , 385,372,37718.631.09909,4526483,614,362December 31, 2023440,063,4008.852.321,030,0002447,663,306February 4, 2026534,719,0007.671.59751,0002934,719,418April 28, 2020629,710,3006.562.28766,0002429,719,300April 28, 20207 Syria17,425,6003.852.45557,0002921,377,000April 28, 2020810,185,5002.251.00183,0002610,248,069202099,869,0002.181.3283,000769,154,000April 28, 2020109,842,0001.911.60162,000379,100,000February 11, 2024116,830,6001.51-0.4475,000396,830,600April 28, 202012 (West Bank and Gaza Strip)5,148,2491.142.41—244,816,503 2020135,081,6001.122.65204,00014 , 144,259,5000.941.51121,000234,259,500April 28, 2020152,113,0000.474.2987,000162,412,483October 31, 2015Monthly official estimate161,690,9000.373.68122,000101,701,000April 28, 2020Total452,748,183100.002.018,284,00035411,788,402—
Note 1: Calculated, where available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
Note 2: Assuming continuation of the same compound annual growth rate, i.e. based on the formula: LN(2)/LN(%growth/100+1), or equivalently: LOG10(2)/LOG10(%growth/100+1).
Note 3: From 2019 to 2020, i.e using the formula: (100 × projection2020/projection2019) − 100.
Note 4: It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
See also Demographics of the Middle East List of Arab League countries by population
References
External links Middle East Countries By Population. WorldAtlas