Northern Africa Population Pyramid 1988
Northern Africa in 1988
In 1988, Northern Africa had a total population of 136,316,776 people. A decade earlier, in 1978, the population was 102,893,599; it has grown by 32.5% since.
Half of the population was younger than 18.7 years; 42.2% were children under 15 and 3.4% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
4,708,686 immigrants live in Northern Africa.
| South Sudan | 1,547,895 |
| Sudan | 541,952 |
| State of Palestine | 444,992 |
| Eritrea | 422,258 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 216,612 |
15,087,426 people born in Northern Africa live in other countries.
| France | 2,984,014 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,393,959 |
| Spain | 1,171,530 |
| Chad | 1,072,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 980,425 |





