# Population of selected Middle Eastern countries (2000–2022)
The total population is based on the **de facto definition of population**, which **counts all residents regardless of their legal status or nationality**.
This graph shows the population of a group of Middle Eastern countries from **2000 to 2022**:
- **Bahrain**
- **Israel**
- **Kuwait**
- **Lebanon**
- **UAE**
- **Jordan**
**Jordan** is the most populous country among them, with **11 million people in 2022**.