Northern Africa Population Pyramid 1996
Northern Africa in 1996
In 1996, Northern Africa had a total population of 162,603,940 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.5%, up from 129,615,903 in 1986.
With a median age of 20.0 years, Northern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 68.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.7 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 |





