Human Development Data for the Arab States
Population, male (thousands)
De facto male 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 | 9439.8 | 12742.2 | 15402.9 | 16596.3 | 16851.2 | 17111.5 | 17375 | 17638.8 | 17900.3 | 18158.7 |
| Bahrain | 209.3 | 284.6 | 366.2 | 415.2 | 475 | 554.8 | 643.4 | 724.8 | 787.8 | 828.3 |
| Comoros | 164.3 | 219.1 | 282.2 | 323.2 | 332.1 | 341.3 | 350.7 | 360.3 | 370 | 379.7 |
| Djibouti | 169.1 | 280.4 | 365.6 | 404.1 | 411.8 | 419.8 | 427.9 | 436.2 | 444.6 | 453 |
| Egypt | 22523.4 | 28567 | 34034.8 | 37304.7 | 37980.9 | 38660 | 39343.5 | 40034.2 | 40733.6 | 41441.7 |
| Iraq | 7007.7 | 8620.2 | 11921.6 | 13720.6 | 14114.6 | 14525 | 14955 | 15408.3 | 15886.9 | 16392.9 |
| Jordan | 1200.4 | 1791.7 | 2510.1 | 2762.7 | 2838.3 | 2923.4 | 3013.3 | 3101.2 | 3182.2 | 3254.7 |
| Kuwait | 788.8 | 1111.2 | 1145.1 | 1358.5 | 1411.3 | 1467.7 | 1525.4 | 1581.3 | 1633.3 | 1680.5 |
| Lebanon | 1381.9 | 1430.4 | 1827.7 | 1980.2 | 2002.1 | 2020.1 | 2035.3 | 2049.6 | 2064.1 | 2079.4 |
| Libya | 1636.8 | 2273.3 | 2690.1 | 2944.7 | 3007.2 | 3073.7 | 3137.4 | 3189.1 | 3222.8 | 3234.9 |
| Mauritania | 754.6 | 993.1 | 1321.4 | 1528.7 | 1570.9 | 1613.1 | 1655.2 | 1697 | 1738.6 | 1780 |
| Morocco | 9786.2 | 12360.6 | 14256.4 | 14978.6 | 15116.2 | 15253.1 | 15390.2 | 15528.6 | 15668.9 | 15811.8 |
| Occupied Palestinian Territory | 763.3 | 1053.5 | 1622 | 1804 | 1845.8 | 1891.9 | 1941.9 | 1994.9 | 2050 | 2107.5 |
| Oman | 621 | 1036.9 | 1267.2 | 1338.1 | 1386.4 | 1446.8 | 1513.3 | 1577.6 | 1633.7 | 1679.4 |
| Qatar | 139.8 | 317.6 | 384.8 | 552.7 | 682.5 | 849 | 1031.1 | 1198.9 | 1330.9 | 1419.5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5259.1 | 9041 | 10780 | 13479.4 | 13920.9 | 14288 | 14601.1 | 14895.2 | 15196.1 | 15506.6 |
| Somalia | 3180.8 | 3264.1 | 3662.3 | 4141.5 | 4235.3 | 4328.4 | 4422.8 | 4521.7 | 4627.1 | 4739.9 |
| Sudan | 10060.2 | 13310.6 | 17201.1 | 19347.8 | 19832.8 | 20340.4 | 20865.7 | 21401.6 | 21942.7 | 22487.3 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 4471.2 | 6200.8 | 8066.9 | 9402.7 | 9621.9 | 9815.3 | 9990.3 | 10158.9 | 10329.9 | 10504.9 |
| Tunisia | 3266.9 | 4136.8 | 4750.6 | 4964.3 | 5014.9 | 5069.4 | 5126.3 | 5183.7 | 5240.1 | 5294.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 707 | 1185.2 | 2047.4 | 2784.8 | 3207.5 | 3736.6 | 4305.9 | 4823.3 | 5223.6 | 5481.7 |
| Yemen | 3906.4 | 5946.4 | 8905.8 | 10384.8 | 10707.8 | 11040.6 | 11383.7 | 11737.9 | 12103.6 | 12480.9 |
| Arab States | 86519.1 | 114954.3 | 143208.7 | 160665.5 | 164664.6 | 168815.4 | 173028.5 | 177185.6 | 181202.3 | 185038.5 |
| East Asia & Pacific (developing only) | 696029.4 | 825090.2 | 932265 | 971639.7 | 978889.9 | 985998.3 | 992982.5 | 999853.6 | 1006614.2 | 1013279.4 |
| Europe & Central Asia (developing only) | 171521.6 | 190540.7 | 193852.9 | 193467.9 | 193720.3 | 194120.2 | 194628.2 | 195184 | 195741.5 | 196288.1 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) | 178380.2 | 217629.5 | 255535.1 | 272618.4 | 275867.4 | 279068 | 282238.2 | 285401.2 | 288572.3 | 291759.2 |
| Least Developed Countries: UN classification | 196424.8 | 254854.3 | 331011.8 | 372758.8 | 381181.6 | 389610.6 | 398135.3 | 406880.1 | 415932.5 | 425323.1 |
| OECD Members | 477878.6 | 517763 | 559176.4 | 580211.3 | 584550 | 588917.6 | 593266.4 | 597533.7 | 601673.5 | 605663.6 |
| South Asia | 490671 | 619257 | 753730 | 816589.5 | 828548.2 | 840300.5 | 851962.1 | 863689.7 | 875590.2 | 887707.4 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 180080.8 | 239216.9 | 311640.6 | 353630.4 | 362579 | 371713.6 | 381052.5 | 390619.8 | 400432.3 | 410493.7 |
| World | 2227173.7 | 2658250.7 | 3071300.4 | 3265491.4 | 3304473.5 | 3343578 | 3382793.8 | 3422090.8 | 3461431.2 | 3500808.5 |