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Middle East: countries by population and area
16 countries, ranked by population and by total area.
Most people🇪🇬 Egypt · 112M
Largest🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 2,150,000 km²
Test yourself
Two countries are marked on the globe. Can you tell which has more people, or which is larger? Free, no account needed.
By population
| # | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 112M |
| 2 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 89M |
| 3 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 85.3M |
| 4 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 44.5M |
| 5 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 36.9M |
| 6 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 34.4M |
| 7 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 23.2M |
| 8 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 11.3M |
| 9 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 9.7M |
| 10 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 9.5M |
| 11 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 5.35M |
| 12 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 4.64M |
| 13 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 4.3M |
| 14 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2.7M |
| 15 | 🇧🇠Bahrain | 1.5M |
| 16 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 1.25M |
By area
| # | Country | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 km² |
| 2 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,648,195 km² |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1,002,450 km² |
| 4 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 783,562 km² |
| 5 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 527,968 km² |
| 6 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 438,317 km² |
| 7 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 309,500 km² |
| 8 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 185,180 km² |
| 9 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 89,342 km² |
| 10 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 83,600 km² |
| 11 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 22,072 km² |
| 12 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 17,818 km² |
| 13 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 11,586 km² |
| 14 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 10,452 km² |
| 15 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 9,251 km² |
| 16 | 🇧🇠Bahrain | 778 km² |
Population: approximate 2023 estimates. Area: total area, including lakes and rivers.
Quick answers
- Middle East: which country has the most people?
- Egypt, with about 110 million people.
- Middle East: which country is the largest?
- Saudi Arabia, with a total area of about 2,150,000 km².