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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| アルジェリア | 126,000 | 305,200 | 319,000 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,200 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 326,000 |
| バーレーン | 8,000 | 21,200 | 21,000 | 19,460 | 19,460 | 19,460 | 19,460 | 19,460 | 19,460 | 19,460 | 19,000 | 19,200 | 19,000 | 19,000 |
| エジプト | 434,000 | 678,500 | 799,000 | 835,500 | 835,500 | 835,500 | 835,500 | 835,500 | 835,500 | 835,500 | 836,000 | 835,500 | 836,000 | 836,000 |
| イラク | 1,390,000 | 479,000 | 227,000 | 802,400 | 802,400 | 802,400 | 177,600 | 209,000 | 209,000 | 209,000 | 209,000 | 336,000 | 341,000 | 459,000 |
| クウェート | 7,000 | 20,300 | 23,000 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 22,600 | 25,000 | 24,500 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| リビア | 86,000 | 76,500 | 76,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| カタール | 11,000 | 12,300 | 12,000 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 11,800 | 21,500 | 22,000 | 21,500 | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| サウジアラビア | 146,000 | 217,000 | 216,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | 251,500 | 251,500 | 251,500 | 251,500 | 252,000 | 252,000 | 252,000 | 282,000 |
| シリアアラブ共和国 | 408,000 | 424,800 | 416,000 | 403,000 | 178,000 | 178,000 | 178,000 | 280,500 | 277,500 | 307,500 | 239,000 | 257,500 | 269,000 | 269,000 |
| チュニジア | 35,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 47,800 | 48,000 | 47,800 | 48,000 | 48,000 |
| アラブ首長国連邦 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 |