Country	Total pop.	Growth annuelle	Young people	Life expectancy	Infant mortality	Illiteracy rate	Density	Urban pop.	HDI	Demographic prospect 2020
Algeria	30.841	1,8%	35,5%	68,9	50%o	22,9% 41,6%	12,9	59,6%	0,68	44.620
Bahrain	652	2,2%	28,8%	72,9	16,4%o	8,8% 16,8%	944,6	91,8%	0,824	1.047
Comoros	727	2,9%	43%	58,8	76,3%o	36,6% 51,1%	326	32,6%	0,510	-
Cyprus	790	1,1%	22,4%	77,8	8,1%o	1,2% 4,3%	85,5	56,3%	0,877	890
Djibouti	644	3%	43,5%	45,5	116,6%o	23,9% 44,5%	27,8	83,1%	0,447	1.012
Egypt	69.080	1,8%	36%	66,3	50,8%o	32,8% 55,1%	69,4	45%	0,635	105.002
Iraq	23.584	2,7%	41%	58,7	91,7%o	44,7% 76,4%	53,9	74%	0,567	43.113
Israel	6.172	2,4%	27%	78,3	6,3%o	3% 7,2%	299,3	91,1%	0,893	8.699
Jordan	5.051	2,9%	41%	69,7	26,6%o	4,6% 15,3%	56,8	73,6%	0,714	8.710
Kuwait	1.971	2,5 %	43,4%	75,9	12,3%o	15,7% 19,7%	110,6	97,5%	0,818	3.839
Lebanon	3.556	2%	27,3%	72,6	20%o	7,6% 19%	347,6	89,3%	0,758	4.555
Libya	5.408	2,1%	34,7%	70	27,8%o	8,7% 30,6%	3,1	87,1%	0,770	8.236
Mauritania	2.747	3,2%	44,2%	50,5	105,6%o	48,9% 69,3%	2,7	56,4%	0,437	4.854
Morocco	30.430	1,9%	35,1%	66,6	52,2%o	37,4% 62,8%	68,2	55,3%	0,596	41.318
Oman	2.622	3,3%	44,5%	70,5	26,6%o	19,1% 36,5%	12,3	82,4%	0,747	4.893
Palestinian Territories	3.311	3,8%	46,5%	71,4	324%o	- -	551,8	-%	-	6.884
Qatar	575	2%	26,8%	68,9	13,6%o	19,2% 16,3%	52,3	92,3%	0,801	823
Saudi Arabia	21.028	3,5%	43,4%	70,9	25%o	16,4% 31,8%	9,8	85,1%	0,754	41.859
Somalia	9.157	3,6%	44,7%	46,9	122,3%o	64% 86%	14,6	27,1%	-	17.928
Sudan	31.809	2,1%	40,3%	55	85,9%o	29,7% 52,3%	13,4	35,2%	0,439	44.493
Syria	16.610	2,6%	39,3%	70,5	26,9%o	11,2% 38,4%	90,4	54%	0,700	25.077
Tunisia	9.562	1,1%	30,5%	69,5	30,3%o	17,7% 38,1%	61,5	64,8%	0,714	11.621
Turkey	67.632	1,6%	27,8%	69	45,7%o	6,2% 22,7%	87,9	74,1%	0,735	85.707
UAE	2.654	2%	26,7%	74,6	12%o	24,7% 20,1%	31,7	85,5%	0,809	4.066
Western Sahara	257	2,86%	36,7%	63,7	53,6%o	- -	-	-	-	499
Yemen	19.114	4,2%	49,7%	59,4	73,8%o	31,5% 73,2%	36,2	24,5%	0,468	36.537

Legend:
Figures of 2001.
Total population, in thousands inhabitants
Annual growth, average per year 1995-2000
Young people, less than 15 years old
Life expectancy, average 1995-2000 (year)
Infant mortality rate, average per year 1995-2000
Illiteracy rate, first figure refers to men and second to women
Population density, inhabitants Km²
Human development Index , for more information see the fact sheet about HDI
Demographic prospect, in thousands inhabitants, assuming a constant fecundity rate

Sources L'Etat du Monde 2003 (La Découverte), CIA World Factbook 2002, Arab Human Development Report 2002, World Population Prospects (UN Population division)