Middle East Rankings
Labor Force
million people
| Rank | Country | million people | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Turkey | 36.4M |
2 | 2 |  Iran | 29.3M |
3 | 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 17.5M |
4 | 4 |  Iraq | 12.1M |
5 | 5 |  Afghanistan | 9.1M |
6 | 6 |  Yemen | 7.9M |
7 | 7 |  United Arab Emirates | 7.2M |
8 | 8 |  Syria | 6.5M |
9 | 9 |  Israel | 4.7M |
10 | 10 |  Jordan | 3.2M |
11 | 11 |  Kuwait | 2.9M |
12 | 12 |  Oman | 2.7M |
13 | 13 |  Qatar | 2.1M |
14 | 14 |  Lebanon | 1.8M |
15 | 15 |  Bahrain | 911.3K |