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Demographics of the Middle East
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The Demographics of the Middle East describes populations of the Middle East, a region covering western and northern parts of the Asian and African continents respectively.
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- 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])."[2]
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List of countries by life expectancy at birth for 2023 according to the World Bank Group:[3][4][5]
Change in life expectancy in the Middle East from 2019 to 2021[3]
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Historical
In the year 1600, the population of the Middle East stood at about 18.5 million. Within modern borders:[6]
- Anatolia - c. 6,500,000[7]
- 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
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