World region · 23 countries profiled
Generation Alpha & Beta
in Middle East & North Africa
Both cohorts across 23 countries, aggregated — with the fertility, schooling and connectivity figures that explain the totals, and the country-by-country detail underneath.
Middle East & North Africa has approximately 182.2 million Generation Alpha people across 23 profiled countries — about 9.5% of the global cohort — with a population-weighted fertility rate of 2.6 and a median age of 27. Its child population is roughly flat, projected +0.9% by 2040.
9.5% of the global Alpha cohort, across 23 countries.
Smaller than the Alpha cohort of 182.2 million.
All of them Generation Beta.
Median age 27, fertility 2.6.
Countries with a growing child population
Countries with a shrinking child population
Under 15, population-weighted
Child population to 2040 (+0.9%)
Middle East & North Africa against the world average
Regional figures are population-weighted, so a country of 230 million counts for more than one of 5 million. An unweighted average of the same countries would look very different and would mean very little.
Split by direction
Growing child populations
Shrinking child populations
Country by country
All 23 countries in Middle East & North Africa
| Country | Gen Alpha | Share of pop. | Under 15 | Fertility | Median age | School starts | To 2040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 34m | 29.3% | 33% | 2.8 | 24 | 6 | ↑ +6% |
| Turkey | 19m | 21.8% | 22% | 1.6 | 33 | 6 | ↓ −12% |
| Iran | 18m | 19.6% | 23% | 1.7 | 34 | 6 | ↓ −15% |
| Yemen | 18m | 40.9% | 41% | 4.3 | 18 | 6 | ↑ +17% |
| Afghanistan | 17m | 39.5% | 42% | 4.5 | 18 | 7 | ↑ +18% |
| Iraq | 16m | 34% | 37% | 3.5 | 21 | 6 | ↑ +16% |
| Algeria | 14m | 30% | 30% | 2.6 | 29 | 6 | ↓ −18% |
| Morocco | 10m | 25.3% | 25% | 2.2 | 30 | 6 | ↓ −10% |
| Saudi Arabia | 9m | 24.3% | 24% | 2.4 | 32 | 6 | ↑ +4% |
| Syria | 8m | 28.3% | 28% | 2.6 | 24 | 6 | ↑ +31% |
| Jordan | 4m | 30.2% | 30% | 2.5 | 25 | 6 | ↑ +4% |
| Tunisia | 3m | 23.4% | 24% | 1.8 | 33 | 6 | ↓ −24% |
| Israel | 3m | 27.1% | 27% | 2.7 | 29 | 6 | ↑ +7% |
| Palestine | 2m | 36.8% | 38% | 3.1 | 20 | 6 | ↑ +4% |
| Libya | 2m | 26.7% | 27% | 2.2 | 28 | 6 | ↓ −9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2m | 15.5% | 16% | 1.2 | 32 | 6 | ↑ +33% |
| Lebanon | 2m | 25.4% | 26% | 2.2 | 29 | 6 | ↓ −4% |
| Oman | 1m | 24.6% | 24% | 2.4 | 30 | 6 | ↑ +7% |
| Kuwait | 917k | 18% | 18% | 1.5 | 35 | 6 | ↑ +12% |
| Qatar | 476k | 14.9% | 15% | 1.7 | 33 | 6 | ↑ +30% |
| Djibouti | 345k | 28.8% | 29% | 2.5 | 25 | 6 | ↑ +4% |
| Bahrain | 309k | 18.2% | 18% | 1.8 | 33 | 6 | ↑ +11% |
| Malta | 71k | 12.9% | 13% | 1.1 | 41 | 5 | ↓ −19% |
Frequently asked
How many Gen Alpha people are in Middle East & North Africa?
Approximately 182.2 million across the 23 countries profiled in the region, about 9.5% of the global Generation Alpha cohort.
How many Gen Beta children will be born in Middle East & North Africa?
About 177.2 million between 2025 and 2039, at roughly 32,954 births a day today.
What is the fertility rate in Middle East & North Africa?
The population-weighted average is 2.6 children per woman, against a replacement level of 2.1 and a world average of about 2.2.
Is the child population in Middle East & North Africa growing or shrinking?
It is roughly flat. Of 23 countries, 15 have a growing under-15 population and 8 a shrinking one.
Which country in Middle East & North Africa has the most Gen Alpha?
Egypt, with about 34 million.
The other regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
490.4 million Generation Alpha
South Asia
463.1 million Generation Alpha
East Asia & Pacific
414.8 million Generation Alpha
Europe & Central Asia
146.5 million Generation Alpha
Latin America
119.9 million Generation Alpha
North America
99 million Generation Alpha
Oceania
6.2 million Generation Alpha
AlphaBetaMinds (2026). Generation Alpha and Generation Beta in Middle East & North Africa. Retrieved from https://alphabetaminds.com/regions/middle-east-north-africa