Arab People - Arab Population

Arab Population

The table below shows the number of Arab people, including expatriates and some groups that may not be identified as Arabs.

Arab states
Flag Country Total Population % Arabs Notes
Egypt 82,079,636 90% Arabs in Egypt, as in other North African countries differ from Arabs in the Middle East. The classification of Egyptians as Arabs is disputed though the common consensus among Egyptians is that it is tied to the use of Arabic in Egypt, with some Egyptians claiming a distinct "Egyptian" ethnicity. Ninety percent of the population is Eastern Hamitic Arab. Eastern Hamitic Arab is a mixed Hamitic and Arab ancestry. Haplogroup J (aka. the Arab gene) is far from being dominant in Egypt indicating that the absolute majority of Egyptians are not genetically related to the Arabs. (See Haplogroup J (Y-DNA))
Sudan 45,047,502 70%
Algeria 35,423,000 80% Classification as Arab is cultural, not genetic. Almost all Algerians are Berbers in origin (not Arabs).
Morocco 32,381,000 66% The high level of mixing between Arabs and Berbers makes differentiating between the two ethnicities in Morocco difficult. This figure includes people of mixed Berber and Arab descent. Berber being the majority contribution, and Arab the minority contribution.
Saudi Arabia 26,246,000 90% Saudis are of Arabian or Bedouin ancestry
Iraq 31,467,000 75-80%
Yemen 24,256,000 100%
Syria 22,505,000 90.3%
Tunisia 10,374,000 98% Almost all of Tunisia's citizenry has Arab and Berber background. Because of the high degree of assimilation Tunisians are often referred to as Arab-Berber.
Chad 10,329,208 15%
Israel 7,933,200 20.5%
Libya 6,546,000 97% Almost all of Libya's citizenry has Arab and Berber background. Because of the high degree of assimilation Libyans are often referred to as Arab-Berber.
Jordan 6,472,000 98%
Eritrea 6,086,495 2% Mainly Rashaida
Lebanon 4,255,000 95%
Palestinian territories 4,225,710 89% Gaza Strip: 1,657,155, 100% Palestinian Arab, West Bank: 2,568,555, 83% Palestinian Arab and other
Kuwait 3,030,000 80%
UAE 4,707,000 40% Less than 20% of the population in the Emirates are citizens, the majority are foreign workers and expatriates. Those holding Emirati citizenship are overwhelmingly Arab.
Oman 3,090,150 90%
Mauritania 3,343,000 80% The majority of Mauritania's population are ethnic Moors, an ethnicity with a mix of Arab and Berber ancestry, with a smaller Black African ancestry. Moors make up 80% of the population in Mauritania, the remaining 20% are members of a number of Black African ethnic groups.
Qatar 1,508,000 55% The native population is a minority in Qatar, making up 20% of the population. The native population is ethnically Arab. An additional 35% of the population is made up of Arabs, mostly Egyptian and Palestinian workers. The remaining population is made up of other foreign workers.
Bahrain 1,234,571 62% 46.0% of the Bahrain's population are native Bahrainis. Bahrainis are ethnically Arabs. 5.4% are Other Arabs (inc. GCC)
Western Sahara 663.000 80% Ethnically Western Sahara is inhabited by Arab-berbers. Two languages are widely spoken Hassaniya Arabic and Moroccan Arabic.
Djibouti 804,000 4.5%

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