Western Asia Population Pyramid (1950–2100)
Western Asia in 2026
As of 2026, Western Asia counts an estimated 319,131,725 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 17.9%, up from 270,585,626 in 2016. The median age is 28.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 40.8 children under 15 and 9.6 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
Western Asia population pyramids by year: 1950 · 1960 · 1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 2000 · 2010 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2030 · 2040 · 2050 · 2060 · 2070 · 2080 · 2090 · 2100





