Population by world region in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Population by world region was 831,294 people in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
831,294 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
167th
of 239 countries
All-time high
836,625 people
in 2089
All-time low
42 people
in 1000
Years of data
183
1000–2100
Population by world region in Western Sahara, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by world region in Western Sahara is 831,294 people, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by world region in Western Sahara peaked at 836,625 people in 2089 and was at its lowest, 42 people, in 1000.
Western Sahara ranks 167th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population by world region in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 42 people | — |
| 1100 | 63 people | +50.0% |
| 1200 | 94 people | +49.2% |
| 1300 | 142 people | +51.1% |
| 1400 | 213 people | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 319 people | +49.8% |
| 1600 | 479 people | +50.2% |
| 1700 | 718 people | +49.9% |
| 1710 | 721 people | +0.4% |
| 1720 | 723 people | +0.3% |
| 1730 | 726 people | +0.4% |
| 1740 | 728 people | +0.3% |
| 1750 | 731 people | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 733 people | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 735 people | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 738 people | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 740 people | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 743 people | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 745 people | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 752 people | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 758 people | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 764 people | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 771 people | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 777 people | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 793 people | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 809 people | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 826 people | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 843 people | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 860 people | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 1,720 people | +100.0% |
| 1930 | 3,441 people | +100.1% |
| 1940 | 6,883 people | +100.0% |
| 1950 | 12,981 people | +88.6% |
| 1951 | 14,226 people | +9.6% |
| 1952 | 15,559 people | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 16,990 people | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 18,553 people | +9.2% |
| 1955 | 20,230 people | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 22,024 people | +8.9% |
| 1957 | 23,920 people | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 25,937 people | +8.4% |
| 1959 | 28,084 people | +8.3% |
| 1960 | 30,344 people | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 32,743 people | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 35,270 people | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 37,914 people | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 40,679 people | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 43,550 people | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 46,543 people | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 50,647 people | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 56,002 people | +10.6% |
| 1969 | 61,663 people | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 71,745 people | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 78,738 people | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 78,269 people | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 77,665 people | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 76,496 people | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 66,911 people | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 64,509 people | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 77,407 people | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 90,904 people | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 104,999 people | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 117,389 people | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 126,906 people | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 134,496 people | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 140,600 people | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 146,165 people | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 151,772 people | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 157,376 people | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 162,892 people | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 168,420 people | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 173,937 people | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 179,553 people | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 185,312 people | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 190,948 people | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 196,484 people | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 201,927 people | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 209,941 people | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 221,402 people | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 233,786 people | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 246,315 people | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 258,979 people | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 271,946 people | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 285,197 people | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 298,468 people | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 311,791 people | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 325,197 people | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 338,704 people | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 352,658 people | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 366,874 people | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 380,834 people | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 394,959 people | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 409,722 people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 425,093 people | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 441,033 people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 457,436 people | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 472,591 people | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 486,232 people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 499,658 people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 512,851 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 525,790 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 538,450 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 549,374 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 558,625 people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 568,746 people | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 579,734 people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 590,515 people | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 600,913 people | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 610,822 people | +1.6% |
| 2027 | 620,340 people | +1.6% |
| 2028 | 629,595 people | +1.5% |
| 2029 | 638,589 people | +1.4% |
| 2030 | 647,486 people | +1.4% |
| 2031 | 656,182 people | +1.3% |
| 2032 | 664,600 people | +1.3% |
| 2033 | 672,822 people | +1.2% |
| 2034 | 680,609 people | +1.2% |
| 2035 | 688,162 people | +1.1% |
| 2036 | 695,588 people | +1.1% |
| 2037 | 702,662 people | +1.0% |
| 2038 | 709,533 people | +1.0% |
| 2039 | 716,269 people | +0.9% |
| 2040 | 722,870 people | +0.9% |
| 2041 | 729,404 people | +0.9% |
| 2042 | 735,839 people | +0.9% |
| 2043 | 742,002 people | +0.8% |
| 2044 | 747,829 people | +0.8% |
| 2045 | 753,420 people | +0.7% |
| 2046 | 758,709 people | +0.7% |
| 2047 | 763,691 people | +0.7% |
| 2048 | 768,309 people | +0.6% |
| 2049 | 772,800 people | +0.6% |
| 2050 | 777,321 people | +0.6% |
| 2051 | 781,599 people | +0.6% |
| 2052 | 785,748 people | +0.5% |
| 2053 | 789,765 people | +0.5% |
| 2054 | 793,562 people | +0.5% |
| 2055 | 797,080 people | +0.4% |
| 2056 | 800,192 people | +0.4% |
| 2057 | 803,071 people | +0.4% |
| 2058 | 805,713 people | +0.3% |
| 2059 | 807,940 people | +0.3% |
| 2060 | 809,955 people | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 812,042 people | +0.3% |
| 2062 | 814,065 people | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 815,836 people | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 817,456 people | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 819,006 people | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 820,377 people | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 821,626 people | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 822,713 people | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 823,491 people | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 824,296 people | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 825,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 825,610 people | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 826,491 people | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 827,413 people | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 828,241 people | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 829,090 people | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 829,862 people | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 830,799 people | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 831,814 people | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 832,610 people | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 833,333 people | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 834,038 people | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 834,635 people | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 835,071 people | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 835,413 people | +0.0% |
| 2086 | 835,860 people | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 836,245 people | +0.0% |
| 2088 | 836,508 people | +0.0% |
| 2089 | 836,625 people | +0.0% |
| 2090 | 836,540 people | -0.0% |
| 2091 | 836,416 people | -0.0% |
| 2092 | 836,195 people | -0.0% |
| 2093 | 835,813 people | -0.0% |
| 2094 | 835,283 people | -0.1% |
| 2095 | 834,711 people | -0.1% |
| 2096 | 834,186 people | -0.1% |
| 2097 | 833,661 people | -0.1% |
| 2098 | 832,932 people | -0.1% |
| 2099 | 832,130 people | -0.1% |
| 2100 | 831,294 people | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population by world region in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +100.1% | 1,720 people | 3,441 people |
| 1920 | +100.0% | 860 people | 1,720 people |
| 1940 | +100.0% | 3,441 people | 6,883 people |
| 1950 | +88.6% | 6,883 people | 12,981 people |
| 1300 | +51.1% | 94 people | 142 people |
| 1100 | +50.0% | 42 people | 63 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 42 people | 42 people | 42 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 63 people | 63 people | 63 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 94 people | 94 people | 94 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 142 people | 142 people | 142 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 213 people | 213 people | 213 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 319 people | 319 people | 319 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 479 people | 479 people | 479 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 718 people | 718 people | 718 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 721 people | 721 people | 721 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 723 people | 723 people | 723 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 726 people | 726 people | 726 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 728 people | 728 people | 728 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 731 people | 731 people | 731 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 733 people | 733 people | 733 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 735 people | 735 people | 735 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 738 people | 738 people | 738 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 740 people | 740 people | 740 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 743 people | 743 people | 743 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 745 people | 745 people | 745 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 752 people | 752 people | 752 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 758 people | 758 people | 758 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 764 people | 764 people | 764 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 771 people | 771 people | 771 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 777 people | 777 people | 777 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 793 people | 793 people | 793 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 809 people | 809 people | 809 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 826 people | 826 people | 826 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 843 people | 843 people | 843 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 860 people | 860 people | 860 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,720 people | 1,720 people | 1,720 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 3,441 people | 3,441 people | 3,441 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 6,883 people | 6,883 people | 6,883 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 19,850 people | 12,981 people | 28,084 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 43,536 people | 30,344 people | 61,663 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 78,764 people | 64,509 people | 104,999 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 147,995 people | 117,389 people | 173,937 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 212,465 people | 179,553 people | 258,979 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 332,663 people | 271,946 people | 394,959 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,886 people | 409,722 people | 538,450 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 594,725 people | 549,374 people | 638,589 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 683,391 people | 647,486 people | 716,269 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 749,487 people | 722,870 people | 772,800 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 794,199 people | 777,321 people | 807,940 people | 10 |
| 2060s | 817,657 people | 809,955 people | 823,491 people | 10 |
| 2070s | 827,862 people | 824,296 people | 831,814 people | 10 |
| 2080s | 835,034 people | 832,610 people | 836,625 people | 10 |
| 2090s | 834,787 people | 832,130 people | 836,540 people | 10 |
| 2100s | 831,294 people | 831,294 people | 831,294 people | 1 |
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More population data for Western Sahara
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4967 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3345 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 3.13 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.351 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 41,447 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Western Sahara?
- Population by world region in Western Sahara was 831,294 people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by world region recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 836,625 people in 2089.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 people in 1000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for population by world region?
- Western Sahara ranks 167th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.