Northern Africa Population Pyramid 2025

Northern Africa
2025
Population: 276,302,254

Year

-5 -1   2025  +1 +5

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Northern Africa in 2025

In 2025, Northern Africa had a total population of 276,302,255 people. A decade earlier, in 2015, the population was 232,669,197; it has grown by 18.8% since.

The median age was 25.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 50.3 children under 15 and 9.3 people aged 65 or over. 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.

Population
276,302,255
Median age
25.9
0-14 %
31.5%
65+ %
5.8%
Child dependency
50.3
Old-age dependency
9.3
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
22456890
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

4,708,686 immigrants live in Northern Africa.

South Sudan1,547,895
Sudan541,952
State of Palestine444,992
Eritrea422,258
Syrian Arab Republic216,612
Where emigrants live (2024)

15,087,426 people born in Northern Africa live in other countries.

France2,984,014
Saudi Arabia2,393,959
Spain1,171,530
Chad1,072,742
United Arab Emirates980,425
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Northern Africa in 2025?
Northern Africa had a population of 276,302,255 in 2025.
How old is the population of Northern Africa?
The median age in Northern Africa is 25.9 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Northern Africa?
In Northern Africa, 31.5% of people are under 15 and 5.8% are 65 or older.
What shape is Northern Africa's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Northern Africa's pyramid is expansive — broad at the bottom, the signature of high birth rates and a growing population.

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