Human Development Data for the Arab States
Population, female (thousands)
De facto female population in a country, area or region as of 1 July.
Source: UNDESA (2011)
| Country/Region | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 9371.4 | 12557 | 15131 | 16292.1 | 16540.8 | 16795.1 | 17053 | 17311.4 | 17567.9 | 17821.5 |
| Bahrain | 148.7 | 208.3 | 272 | 309.7 | 336.5 | 371 | 409 | 444.8 | 474 | 495.2 |
| Comoros | 164.6 | 218.7 | 280.3 | 319.8 | 328.4 | 337.3 | 346.3 | 355.5 | 364.8 | 374.2 |
| Djibouti | 171 | 281.9 | 366.3 | 404.3 | 411.9 | 419.7 | 427.7 | 435.9 | 444.2 | 452.5 |
| Egypt | 22429.1 | 28276.3 | 33613.6 | 36898.6 | 37587.6 | 38281.6 | 38979.8 | 39682 | 40387.5 | 41095 |
| Iraq | 6735.8 | 8753.6 | 11935.8 | 13638.9 | 14026.4 | 14435.6 | 14866.1 | 15316.3 | 15784.7 | 16272.1 |
| Jordan | 1098.3 | 1623.8 | 2317 | 2579.3 | 2656.8 | 2744 | 2835.7 | 2924.4 | 3005 | 3075.5 |
| Kuwait | 588.2 | 976.5 | 795.7 | 905.5 | 940.1 | 980.2 | 1023 | 1065 | 1103.5 | 1137.6 |
| Lebanon | 1412.7 | 1518 | 1914.6 | 2072.3 | 2095.4 | 2114.8 | 2131.6 | 2147.4 | 2163.5 | 2180 |
| Libya | 1426.2 | 2061.2 | 2541.1 | 2825 | 2886.6 | 2949.4 | 3012.2 | 3073.6 | 3132.3 | 3187.9 |
| Mauritania | 763.2 | 1002.4 | 1321.3 | 1518.6 | 1559.1 | 1599.6 | 1640.1 | 1680.6 | 1721.2 | 1761.6 |
| Morocco | 9780.7 | 12420.5 | 14536.9 | 15413.9 | 15585.8 | 15758.1 | 15931.3 | 16106 | 16282.5 | 16461.2 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory | 747 | 1028 | 1576.6 | 1751.5 | 1791.9 | 1836.3 | 1884.6 | 1935.8 | 1989.2 | 2044.8 |
| Oman | 560.4 | 831.2 | 996.9 | 1091.5 | 1104.2 | 1114.4 | 1123.7 | 1134.6 | 1148.7 | 1166.8 |
| Qatar | 81.8 | 156.1 | 206.2 | 268.3 | 295.9 | 329.2 | 365 | 398.9 | 427.9 | 450.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4542.4 | 7098.1 | 9265.3 | 10561.7 | 10878.5 | 11216.2 | 11565.6 | 11913.9 | 12252 | 12575.9 |
| Somalia | 3254.8 | 3335.1 | 3736.7 | 4218.3 | 4312.2 | 4405.1 | 4499.4 | 4598.2 | 4703.8 | 4816.9 |
| Sudan | 10010.7 | 13183.6 | 16986.7 | 19062.5 | 19535.9 | 20033.2 | 20549.4 | 21076.7 | 21609.2 | 22145.1 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 4435.4 | 6123.3 | 7921.7 | 9081.5 | 9298.8 | 9506 | 9703.9 | 9894.9 | 10080.8 | 10261.1 |
| Tunisia | 3190.2 | 4078.3 | 4705.6 | 4947.9 | 5003 | 5061 | 5121 | 5181.4 | 5240.9 | 5299.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 309.3 | 623.5 | 986.1 | 1284.6 | 1455.2 | 1669 | 1900.8 | 2115.5 | 2288.1 | 2409.2 |
| Yemen | 4038.8 | 6001.8 | 8817.4 | 10263.9 | 10580.2 | 10906.4 | 11242.9 | 11590.3 | 11948.9 | 12319 |
| Arab States | 84332.7 | 111136.1 | 138622.8 | 153871 | 157323.4 | 160926.1 | 164625.6 | 168346.8 | 172034.3 | 175667.2 |
| East Asia & Pacific (developing only) | 666998.4 | 790228.4 | 888908.2 | 925488.5 | 932297.4 | 939008.1 | 945634 | 952180.8 | 958648 | 965048.5 |
| Europe & Central Asia (developing only) | 189877.7 | 207316.2 | 211012 | 211645.8 | 212051.2 | 212572.1 | 213172.8 | 213800.8 | 214416 | 215005.9 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) | 179203.6 | 220146.1 | 260164.2 | 278596.5 | 282092.3 | 285524.7 | 288910.1 | 292270.6 | 295621.5 | 298968.7 |
| Least Developed Countries: UN classification | 197280.8 | 255171.7 | 330891.3 | 372430.7 | 380961.6 | 389555.6 | 398264.1 | 407158.1 | 416287.7 | 425669.2 |
| OECD Members | 498966.5 | 539740.9 | 580349.9 | 600812.6 | 604992.1 | 609184.8 | 613334.7 | 617368.4 | 621233.8 | 624905.6 |
| South Asia | 453982.3 | 576728 | 706471.4 | 768112.5 | 780230.1 | 792293.1 | 804339.6 | 816417.4 | 828556.1 | 840770 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 182241.7 | 241939.4 | 314192.1 | 355246.9 | 363985.6 | 372909.6 | 382036.6 | 391389.1 | 400982.5 | 410821.6 |
| World | 2201418.5 | 2620261.7 | 3020830.6 | 3209280.2 | 3247400.3 | 3285785.2 | 3324370.6 | 3363046.1 | 3401719.5 | 3440368.6 |