Northern Africa Population Pyramid 2040
Northern Africa in 2040
By 2040, the population of Northern Africa is expected to reach 336,314,080. That would be 13.2% more than in 2030 (296,979,991).
The median age is projected at 29.3 years, with 40.1 children under 15 and 13.3 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





