Un Youth Population & Employment in the Middle East & North Africa

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Median Age in MENA Countries, 2010 Qatar

32

UAE

30

Bahrain

30

WORLD

29

Lebanon

29

Tunisia

29

Turkey

28

Kuwait

28

Iran

27

Morocco

26

Algeria

26

Saudi Arabia

26

Libya

26

Oman

25

Egypt

24

Syria

21

Jordan

21

Iraq

18

Palestine

18

Yemen

17 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

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Youth Population Growth in MENA Ages 15 to 24, in million 88.1

92.7

44.6

1980

2010

2040

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MENA’s Population Age Distribution

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

65+ 25-64 15-24