title: The Middle East population puzzle.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Omran
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roudi
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007514:Islam; D008393:Marriage; D009026:Mortality; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012036:Refugees; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Africa; Age Factors; Asia; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Demographic Transition; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Family Planning--religious aspects; Fertility; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Infant Mortality; International Migration; Islam; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Migrants; Migration; Mortality; Northern Africa; Nuptiality; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth--changes; Refugees; Religion; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization; War; Western Asia