Population Density (people/sq. km)	Country
993.5	Bahrain
82.4	Cyprus
2,927.8	Gaza Strip
53.3	Iraq
277.6	Israel
49.9	Jordan
248.9	Kuwait
342.7	Lebanon
11.1	Oman
60.9	Qatar
10.6	Saudi Arabia
90.6	Syria
83.8	Turkey
27.8	United Arab Emirates
276.1	West Bank
31.0	Yemen
38.9	Total

Map of Population Density By Country - the Near East (Middle East)

By Brian Carnell

Average number of people per square kilometer

 185.20 to 16,410.30

 91.20 to 185.19

 49.90 to 91.19

 19.60 to 49.89

 1.60 to 19.59

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In 1998 countries in the Near East had an average population density of about 38.9 people per square kilometer. The below gives the average number of people for square mile for all countries of the Near East. The thumbnail map to the right gives the same information in graphical form.

(McDevitt 1999, p.A7; CIA World Factbook 1998).