Where the births are

Share of a region's people, and share of its babies — country by country. A younger population punches above its weight; an older one accounts for fewer births than its size suggests.

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Middle East & North Africa

Share of residents and of births · 2023

Middle East & North Africa fertility map

Middle East & North Africa

Where the births are

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People

690.9M

690,892,323 residents

Births

13.7M

13,696,158 births · 2023

Middle East & North Africa population by country

Share of residents · 2025

Egypt17.1%
Iran13.4%
Türkiye12.4%
Sudan7.5%
Algeria6.9%
Iraq6.8%
Yemen6.0%
Morocco5.6%
Other24.3%

Total 690.9M

Where Middle East & North Africa births come from

Share of births · 2023

Egypt17.6%
Sudan12.3%
Yemen10.1%
Iran8.6%
Iraq8.5%
Türkiye7.8%
Algeria6.6%
Somalia5.8%
Other22.8%

Total 13.7M

Population: World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL). Births: UN World Population Prospects annual birth counts (via Our World in Data), latest non-projected year — not population × crude birth rate.

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More of the births than of the people

Younger age structures punch above their population share.

1.Sudan7.5% people → 12.3% births
2.Yemen6.0% people → 10.1% births
3.Somalia2.8% people → 5.8% births
4.Iraq6.8% people → 8.5% births
5.Mauritania0.8% people → 1.3% births

Fewer births than their population share

Lower fertility or older age structure — fewer births than their population share.

1.Iran13.4% people → 8.6% births
2.Türkiye12.4% people → 7.8% births
3.Saudi Arabia5.4% people → 4.0% births
4.Morocco5.6% people → 4.6% births
5.United Arab Emirates1.7% people → 0.8% births

Every country in Middle East & North Africa

Δ is birth share minus population share, in percentage points.

Country	People	Pop %	Births	Birth %	Δ
Egypt	118.4M	17.1	2.4M	17.6	+0.4
Iran	92.4M	13.4	1.2M	8.6	-4.8
Türkiye	85.9M	12.4	1.1M	7.8	-4.6
Sudan	51.7M	7.5	1.7M	12.3	+4.8
Algeria	47.4M	6.9	906K	6.6	-0.3
Iraq	47M	6.8	1.2M	8.5	+1.7
Yemen	41.8M	6.0	1.4M	10.1	+4.1
Morocco	38.4M	5.6	629.8K	4.6	-1.0
Saudi Arabia	37M	5.4	546K	4.0	-1.4
Syria	25.6M	3.7	521.6K	3.8	+0.1
Somalia	19.7M	2.8	788.8K	5.8	+2.9
Tunisia	12.3M	1.8	167.7K	1.2	-0.6
Jordan	11.5M	1.7	235.8K	1.7	+0.1
United Arab Emirates	11.5M	1.7	104K	0.8	-0.9
Israel	10.1M	1.5	172.3K	1.3	-0.2
Libya	7.5M	1.1	124.4K	0.9	-0.2
Lebanon	5.8M	0.8	93.2K	0.7	-0.2
Oman	5.5M	0.8	85.1K	0.6	-0.2
West Bank and Gaza	5.4M	0.8	146.4K	1.1	+0.3
Mauritania	5.3M	0.8	172.9K	1.3	+0.5
Kuwait	4.9M	0.7	49.3K	0.4	-0.3
Qatar	3M	0.4	29.5K	0.2	-0.2
Bahrain	1.6M	0.2	19.6K	0.1	-0.1
Djibouti	1.2M	0.2	23.9K	0.2	+0.0

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Country

People

Pop %

Births

Birth %

Egypt

118.4M

17.1

2.4M

17.6

+0.4

Iran

92.4M

13.4

1.2M

8.6

-4.8

Türkiye

85.9M

12.4

1.1M

7.8

-4.6

Sudan

51.7M

7.5

1.7M

12.3

+4.8

Algeria

47.4M

6.9

906K

6.6

-0.3

Iraq

47M

6.8

1.2M

8.5

+1.7

Yemen

41.8M

6.0

1.4M

10.1

+4.1

Morocco

38.4M

5.6

629.8K

4.6

-1.0

Saudi Arabia

37M

5.4

546K

4.0

-1.4

Syria

25.6M

3.7

521.6K

3.8

+0.1

Somalia

19.7M

2.8

788.8K

5.8

+2.9

Tunisia

12.3M

1.8

167.7K

1.2

-0.6

Jordan

11.5M

1.7

235.8K

1.7

+0.1

United Arab Emirates

11.5M

1.7

104K

0.8

-0.9

Israel

10.1M

1.5

172.3K

1.3

-0.2

Libya

7.5M

1.1

124.4K

0.9

-0.2

Lebanon

5.8M

0.8

93.2K

0.7

-0.2

Oman

5.5M

0.8

85.1K

0.6

-0.2

West Bank and Gaza

5.4M

0.8

146.4K

1.1

+0.3

Mauritania

5.3M

0.8

172.9K

1.3

+0.5

Kuwait

4.9M

0.7

49.3K

0.4

-0.3

Qatar

0.4

29.5K

0.2

-0.2

Bahrain

1.6M

0.2

19.6K

0.1

-0.1

Djibouti

1.2M

0.2

23.9K

0.2

+0.0