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Middle East and North Africa

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Total Population

Population Growth

GNP per capita

Access to
Safe Water

Access to
Sanitation

millions

average annual
growth rate (%)

$

PPP*

% of
population

% of
population

1995

2010

1980-95

1995-2010

1995

1995

1989-95

1989-95

M

69

Algeria

28

36

2.7

1.7

1,600

5,300

..

..

M

70

Egypt, Arab Rep.

58

73

2.3

1.6

790

3,820

84

..

M

71

Iran, Islamic Rep.

64

91

3.3

2.4

m

5,470

89

82

M

72

Iraq

20

31

2.9

3.0

m

..

45

36

H

73

Israel

6

7

2.4

1.4

15,920

16,490

99

70

M

74

Jordan

4

6

4.4

2.4

1,510

4,060

89

30

H

75

Kuwait

2

2

1.3

2.6

17,390

23,790

..

..

M

76

Lebanon

4

5

2.3

1.3

2,660

..

..

..

M

77

Libya

5

9

3.8

3.2

m

..

30

18

M

78

Morocco

27

34

2.1

1.6

1,110

3,340

59

63

M

79

Oman

2

4

4.6

3.8

4,820

8,140

56

72

M

80

Saudi Arabia

19

31

4.7

3.3

7,040

..

93

86

M

81

Syrian Arab Republic

14

21

3.2

2.7

1,120

5,320

87

78

M

82

Tunisia

9

11

2.3

1.5

1,820

5,000

86

72

H

83

United Arab Emirates

2

3

5.7

2.2

17,400

16,470

98

95

M

84

West Bank and Gaza

2

4

3.9

4.1

m

..

..

..

L

85

Yemen, Rep.

15

25

3.9

3.3

260

..

52

51

 
.. means that data are not availabe or that aggregates cannot be calculated because of missing data in the year shown.
* PPP is purchasing power parity. See glossary.
H. High-income economy.
L. Low-income economy.
M. Middle-income economy.
l. Estimated to be a low-income country.
m. Estimated to be a middle-income country.
a. References to GNP relate to GDP.


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