Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 5.8 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| Bahrain | 325.8 | 746.1 | 898.0 | 1,201.1 | 1,612.3 | 1,558.0 | 1,570.1 | 1,627.5 | 1,705.0 | 1,761.3 | 1,827.6 | 1,924.5 | 1,932.0 | 1,902.3 | 1,875.4 | 1,904.3 | 1,930.0 |
| Egypt | 34.8 | 58.7 | 73.4 | 81.5 | 89.6 | 91.5 | 93.6 | 95.8 | 98.0 | 100.1 | 102.1 | 104.2 | 106.2 | 108.0 | 109.8 | 111.5 | 113.1 |
| Iraq | 22.3 | 40.2 | 55.8 | 65.0 | 71.5 | 74.1 | 77.5 | 81.3 | 84.2 | 86.5 | 88.6 | 90.6 | 92.8 | 94.9 | 97.0 | 99.2 | 101.5 |
| Kuwait | 45.4 | 94.5 | 109.7 | 125.5 | 165.2 | 175.8 | 187.3 | 196.8 | 205.7 | 215.2 | 224.7 | 233.2 | 242.6 | 249.3 | 246.9 | 244.7 | 257.6 |
| Libya | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Qatar | 10.0 | 37.9 | 55.6 | 71.1 | 139.3 | 139.9 | 148.4 | 165.1 | 187.3 | 204.1 | 215.6 | 221.6 | 224.6 | 229.6 | 243.2 | 218.0 | 231.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.7 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 15.0 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 34.7 | 68.4 | 90.5 | 102.5 | 122.4 | 124.6 | 123.9 | 118.0 | 110.4 | 105.8 | 104.5 | 104.7 | 106.6 | 110.8 | 114.6 | 117.8 | 121.3 |
| Tunisia | 33.0 | 53.6 | 62.9 | 66.0 | 69.3 | 70.1 | 70.9 | 71.7 | 72.6 | 73.4 | 74.2 | 75.0 | 75.7 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 77.6 | 78.0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4.0 | 26.7 | 49.2 | 65.7 | 96.7 | 100.0 | 104.1 | 108.3 | 113.5 | 119.8 | 125.8 | 129.9 | 131.6 | 133.0 | 132.4 | 134.8 | 141.9 |