Population of Western Sahara

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date	16 Jun 2024

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The current population of Western Sahara is 593,460 as of October 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Western Sahara is projected at 598,385, or 598k, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Western Sahara is projected at 587,259, or 587k people for the year 2023.

Western Sahara ranks 173rd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Western Sahara is ranked 54th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

Western Sahara population estimates
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	12,371	12,982	1,223	9.427	0.00
1951	13,594	14,267	1,346	9.441	0.00
1952	14,940	15,648	1,416	9.055	0.00
1953	16,356	17,165	1,617	9.428	0.00
1954	17,973	18,848	1,749	9.286	0.00
1955	19,722	20,690	1,936	9.364	0.00
1956	21,658	22,730	2,143	9.435	0.00
1957	23,801	24,966	2,330	9.339	0.00
1958	26,131	27,409	2,555	9.329	0.00
1959	28,686	30,093	2,814	9.358	0.00
1960	31,500	33,023	3,047	9.233	0.00
1961	34,547	36,194	3,294	9.107	0.00
1962	37,841	39,593	3,504	8.856	0.00
1963	41,345	43,203	3,716	8.607	0.00
1964	45,061	47,054	3,987	8.478	0.00
1965	49,048	51,206	4,315	8.432	0.00
1966	53,363	55,670	4,614	8.293	0.00
1967	57,977	60,554	5,155	8.518	0.00
1968	63,132	65,786	5,308	8.073	0.00
1969	68,440	71,124	5,369	7.552	0.00
1970	73,809	76,371	5,125	6.713	0.00
1971	78,934	78,725	-419	-0.532	0.00
1972	78,515	78,261	-508	-0.649	0.00
1973	78,007	77,662	-691	-0.890	0.00
1974	77,316	76,471	-1,691	-2.211	0.00
1975	75,625	66,865	-17,520	-26.354	0.00
1976	58,105	64,504	12,799	19.908	0.00
1977	70,904	77,474	13,139	17.000	0.00
1978	84,043	90,806	13,527	14.924	0.00
1979	97,570	104,591	14,042	13.446	0.00
1980	111,612	116,775	10,326	8.848	0.00
1981	121,938	126,047	8,219	6.523	0.00
1982	130,157	133,368	6,422	4.816	0.00
1983	136,579	139,254	5,350	3.842	0.00
1984	141,929	144,663	5,468	3.780	0.00
1985	147,397	150,190	5,587	3.720	0.00
1986	152,984	155,777	5,586	3.586	0.00
1987	158,570	161,357	5,573	3.454	0.00
1988	164,143	167,030	5,775	3.458	0.00
1989	169,918	172,744	5,651	3.272	0.00
1990	175,569	178,529	5,920	3.316	0.00
1991	181,489	184,292	5,606	3.042	0.00
1992	187,095	189,776	5,362	2.826	0.00
1993	192,457	195,126	5,339	2.736	0.00
1994	197,796	200,455	5,318	2.653	0.00
1995	203,114	208,381	10,533	5.056	0.00
1996	213,647	219,770	12,247	5.574	0.00
1997	225,894	232,097	12,406	5.346	0.00
1998	238,300	244,593	12,585	5.146	0.00
1999	250,885	257,290	12,810	4.980	0.00
2000	263,695	270,375	13,359	4.942	0.00
2001	277,054	283,813	13,518	4.764	0.00
2002	290,572	297,409	13,673	4.598	0.00
2003	304,245	311,179	13,868	4.457	0.00
2004	318,113	325,118	14,011	4.310	0.01
2005	332,124	339,187	14,125	4.165	0.01
2006	346,249	353,658	14,818	4.191	0.01
2007	361,067	368,432	14,730	3.999	0.01
2008	375,797	383,072	14,551	3.799	0.01
2009	390,348	397,906	15,116	3.799	0.01
2010	405,464	413,296	15,665	3.791	0.01
2011	421,129	429,289	16,320	3.802	0.01
2012	437,449	445,947	16,997	3.812	0.01
2013	454,446	462,755	16,619	3.592	0.01
2014	471,065	478,009	13,888	2.906	0.01
2015	484,953	491,824	13,741	2.794	0.01
2016	498,694	505,455	13,523	2.676	0.01
2017	512,217	518,859	13,283	2.560	0.01
2018	525,500	532,004	13,007	2.445	0.01
2019	538,507	544,876	12,738	2.338	0.01
2020	551,245	556,048	9,606	1.728	0.01
2021	560,851	565,581	9,460	1.673	0.01

Western Sahara population projections
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2022	570,311	575,986	11,349	1.970	0.01
2023	581,660	587,259	11,197	1.907	0.01
2024	592,857	598,385	11,056	1.848	0.01
2025	603,913	609,389	10,951	1.797	0.01
2026	614,864	620,284	10,841	1.748	0.01
2027	625,705	631,051	10,692	1.694	0.01
2028	636,397	641,691	10,587	1.650	0.01
2029	646,984	652,244	10,519	1.613	0.01
2030	657,503	662,726	10,447	1.576	0.01
2031	667,950	673,132	10,364	1.540	0.01
2032	678,314	683,426	10,224	1.496	0.01
2033	688,538	693,617	10,158	1.465	0.01
2034	698,696	703,736	10,081	1.433	0.01
2035	708,777	713,791	10,028	1.405	0.01
2036	718,805	723,764	9,917	1.370	0.01
2037	728,722	733,630	9,815	1.338	0.01
2038	738,537	743,400	9,726	1.308	0.01
2039	748,263	753,094	9,662	1.283	0.01
2040	757,925	762,701	9,552	1.252	0.01
2041	767,477	772,185	9,416	1.219	0.01
2042	776,893	781,525	9,265	1.186	0.01
2043	786,158	790,745	9,173	1.160	0.01
2044	795,331	799,837	9,011	1.127	0.01
2045	804,342	808,769	8,854	1.095	0.01
2046	813,196	817,525	8,659	1.059	0.01
2047	821,855	826,136	8,563	1.037	0.01
2048	830,418	834,610	8,383	1.004	0.01
2049	838,801	842,913	8,223	0.976	0.01
2050	847,024	851,067	8,085	0.950	0.01
2051	855,109	859,045	7,873	0.916	0.01
2052	862,982	866,830	7,696	0.888	0.01
2053	870,678	874,421	7,486	0.856	0.01
2054	878,164	881,842	7,357	0.834	0.01
2055	885,521	889,087	7,133	0.802	0.01
2056	892,654	896,162	7,016	0.783	0.01
2057	899,670	903,067	6,794	0.752	0.01
2058	906,464	909,782	6,635	0.729	0.01
2059	913,099	916,354	6,509	0.710	0.01
2060	919,608	922,755	6,293	0.682	0.01
2061	925,901	928,993	6,184	0.666	0.01
2062	932,085	935,120	6,070	0.649	0.01
2063	938,155	941,143	5,975	0.635	0.01
2064	944,130	947,048	5,836	0.616	0.01
2065	949,966	952,836	5,740	0.602	0.01
2066	955,706	958,531	5,650	0.589	0.01
2067	961,356	964,167	5,621	0.583	0.01
2068	966,977	969,740	5,527	0.570	0.01
2069	972,504	975,257	5,506	0.565	0.01
2070	978,010	980,720	5,420	0.553	0.01
2071	983,430	986,109	5,357	0.543	0.01
2072	988,787	991,446	5,318	0.536	0.01
2073	994,105	996,746	5,283	0.530	0.01
2074	999,388	1,002,000	5,223	0.521	0.01
2075	1,004,611	1,007,191	5,160	0.512	0.01
2076	1,009,771	1,012,351	5,159	0.510	0.01
2077	1,014,930	1,017,500	5,139	0.505	0.01
2078	1,020,069	1,022,634	5,130	0.502	0.01
2079	1,025,199	1,027,744	5,090	0.495	0.01
2080	1,030,289	1,032,843	5,108	0.495	0.01
2081	1,035,397	1,037,937	5,079	0.489	0.01
2082	1,040,476	1,042,980	5,009	0.480	0.01
2083	1,045,485	1,047,963	4,955	0.473	0.01
2084	1,050,440	1,052,897	4,914	0.467	0.01
2085	1,055,354	1,057,764	4,821	0.456	0.01
2086	1,060,175	1,062,548	4,746	0.447	0.01
2087	1,064,921	1,067,271	4,699	0.440	0.01
2088	1,069,620	1,071,935	4,630	0.432	0.01
2089	1,074,250	1,076,522	4,544	0.422	0.01
2090	1,078,794	1,081,031	4,474	0.414	0.01
2091	1,083,268	1,085,477	4,419	0.407	0.01
2092	1,087,687	1,089,845	4,316	0.396	0.01
2093	1,092,003	1,094,131	4,257	0.389	0.01
2094	1,096,260	1,098,364	4,208	0.383	0.01
2095	1,100,468	1,102,505	4,073	0.369	0.01
2096	1,104,541	1,106,523	3,963	0.358	0.01
2097	1,108,504	1,110,447	3,885	0.350	0.01
2098	1,112,389	1,114,316	3,854	0.346	0.01
2099	1,116,243	1,118,136	3,786	0.339	0.01
2100	1,120,029	1,121,874	3,690	0.329	0.01