India vs Western Sahara: Natural population growth rate
India
1.0%
in 2023
Western Sahara
0.9%
in 2023
India rank
103rd
Western Sahara rank
104th
Natural population growth rate over time
- India
- Western Sahara
How they compare
India currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 103rd and Western Sahara ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.2% | India |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, India or Western Sahara?
- India, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between India and Western Sahara?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Western Sahara rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- India ranks 103rd and Western Sahara ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.