population

People walk past the "Cafe des Nattes" in the village of Sidi Bou Said on 27 January 2026, after the region was hit by Storm Harry. [Getty]
Maghreb
MENA
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Maghreb sees demographic shift with fertility at historic low

Across all three Maghreb countries, fertility rates fell by more than half since the 1970s, according to official figures.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2026
Erdogan is attempting to tackle declining birth rates and relatively high rates of divorce in Turkey
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey launches plan to boost family support and birth rate

Adnan Abdul Razzaq
The New Arab Staff
20 April, 2025
Iraqi census 2024
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq's population tops 45 million in first census in decades

Dana Taib Menmy
26 November, 2024
Kirkuk
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq holds first census since 1987 amid growing fears of misuse

Dana Taib Menmy
24 November, 2024
Iraqi census
Iraqi government
MENA
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Iraq to impose two-day curfew for first census in 27 years

Dana Taib Menmy
02 September, 2024
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq population set to exceed 43 million by end of 2023

The New Arab Staff
20 May, 2023
China
World
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China’s population shrinks for the first time since 1961

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 January, 2023
Qatar
World
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Qatar population rose by 13.2% in year ahead of World Cup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 October, 2022
Global population Egypt
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt set to see record levels of population growth: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 July, 2022
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanese, Iraqis among world's angriest populations: report

The New Arab Staff
29 June, 2022
Israeli apartheid
Voices

The right of issuing Palestinian ID cards, Israel controls

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Muhammad Shehada

24 January, 2022
A Chinese flag
Uighur
World
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China accused of meddling with Uighur population figures

The New Arab Staff
16 June, 2021
Saudi flag [Art in All of Us/Corbis/Getty]
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi population surpassed 35 million mark in 2020

The New Arab Staff
02 June, 2021
egypt children
population
MENA
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Sisi warns Egyptians against having more than two children

The New Arab Staff
17 February, 2021
israeli settlement
West Bank
MENA
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Israeli settler population surged during Trump era: report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 January, 2021
lebanon econ
UN
MENA
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Lebanon 'spiralling out of control': UN rights chief

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 July, 2020
Egypt people getty
population
MENA
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Egypt's population reaches record 100 million mark

The New Arab & agencies
11 February, 2020
Egypt [getty]
society
Society
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Egypt facing population 'catastrophe'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

21 December, 2017
Egypt protesters -- Getty
population
Society
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Egypt's population stands at nearly 95 million

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

01 October, 2017
Egypt baby Getty
population
Society
Live Story

Egypt discovers major baby boom over past decade

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

22 June, 2017
Contraceptive pill
West Bank
Perspectives

Birth control, contraception and abortion in Gaza

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Hélène Servel

01 June, 2017