Northern Africa Population Pyramid 2017

Northern Africa
2017
Population: 242,448,165

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-5 -1   2017  +1 +5

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Northern Africa in 2017

In 2017, Northern Africa had a total population of 242,448,166 people. That is 21.6% more than in 2007, when the population stood at 199,329,187. With a median age of 24.6 years, Northern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 53.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.6 per 100 people of working age. 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.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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