Arab League
Rank Country Population Density ( /km ) Density ( sq mi )
1 Egypt 100,075,480 103 267
2 Algeria 40,400,000 16 41
3 Iraq 37,202,572 81 210
4 Morocco 35,740,000 71 184
5 Sudan 39,578,828 16 41
6 Saudi Arabia 33,000,000 12 31
7 Yemen 27,584,213 45 117
8 Syria * 21,906,000 118 306
9 Tunisia 11,304,482 65 168
10 Somalia 11,031,386 18 47
11 Jordan 10,159,967 71 184
12 United Arab Emirates 9,269,612 99 256
13 Libya 6,293,253 3.8 9.8
14 Lebanon 6,006,668 404 1,046
15 Palestine 4,550,368 756 1,958
16 Oman 4,424,762 9.2 24
17 Mauritania 4,301,018 3.2 8.3
18 Kuwait 4,052,584 200 518
19 Qatar 2,641,669 154 399
20 Bahrain 1,425,171 1,646 4,263
Demographics
Main article : Demographics of the Arab League The Arab League is a culturally and ethnically one association of 22 member states , with the overwhelming majority of the League 's population identified as Arab ( on a cultural ethnoracial basis ) . As of July 1 , 2013 , about 359 million people live in the states of the Arab League . Its population grows faster than in most other global regions . The most populous member state is Egypt , with a population of about 100 million . [ 44 ] The least populated is the Comoros , with over 0.6 million inhabitants .
The Arab League (Arabic: الجامعة العربية al-Jāmiʻah al-ʻArabīyah), formally the League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية Jāmiʿat ad-Duwal al-ʿArabīyah), is a regional organization in the Arab world, which is located in Africa and Western Asia. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 initially with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. Currently, the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011. The League's main goal is to draw closer the relations between member states and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries. Through institutions, such as the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League's Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU), the Arab League facilitates political, economic, cultural, scientific, and social programmes designed to promote the interests of the Arab world. It has served as a forum for the member states to coordinate their policy positions, to deliberate on matters of common concern, to settle some Arab disputes and to limit conflicts such as the 1958 Lebanon crisis. The League has served as a platform for the drafting and conclusion of many landmark documents promoting economic integration. One example is the Joint Arab Economic Action Charter, which outlines the principles for economic activities in the region.