Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 79,441 people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
79,441 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
168th
of 238 countries
All-time high
79,889 people
in 2028
All-time low
42.08 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara is 79,441 people, measured in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara peaked at 79,889 people in 2028 and was at its lowest, 42.08 people, in 1000.
That places Western Sahara 168th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 42.08 people | — |
| 1100 | 63.12 people | +50.0% |
| 1200 | 94.68 people | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 142.01 people | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 213.01 people | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 319.5 people | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 479.14 people | +50.0% |
| 1700 | 718.23 people | +49.9% |
| 1710 | 720.29 people | +0.3% |
| 1720 | 722.44 people | +0.3% |
| 1730 | 724.52 people | +0.3% |
| 1740 | 726.53 people | +0.3% |
| 1750 | 728.44 people | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 730.22 people | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 731.84 people | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 733.25 people | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 734.41 people | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 735.25 people | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 735.67 people | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 739.29 people | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 742.27 people | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 744.44 people | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 745.56 people | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 745.36 people | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 752.31 people | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 757.14 people | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 759.16 people | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 757.53 people | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 751.14 people | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 1,448 people | +92.7% |
| 1930 | 2,759 people | +90.6% |
| 1940 | 5,176 people | +87.6% |
| 1950 | 8,942 people | +72.8% |
| 1951 | 9,800 people | +9.6% |
| 1952 | 10,717 people | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 11,705 people | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 12,782 people | +9.2% |
| 1955 | 13,933 people | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 15,166 people | +8.8% |
| 1957 | 16,468 people | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 17,848 people | +8.4% |
| 1959 | 19,317 people | +8.2% |
| 1960 | 20,866 people | +8.0% |
| 1961 | 22,465 people | +7.7% |
| 1962 | 24,073 people | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 25,668 people | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 27,242 people | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 28,783 people | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 30,285 people | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 32,381 people | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 35,119 people | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 37,860 people | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 43,090 people | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 46,041 people | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 43,819 people | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 40,877 people | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 37,201 people | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 29,568 people | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 25,501 people | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 26,990 people | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 27,646 people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 27,693 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 26,971 people | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 25,924 people | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 25,518 people | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 25,716 people | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 25,885 people | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 26,076 people | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 26,285 people | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 26,506 people | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 26,762 people | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 27,055 people | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 27,409 people | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 27,833 people | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 28,293 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 28,797 people | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 29,355 people | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 30,324 people | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 31,795 people | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 33,394 people | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 35,011 people | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 36,644 people | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 38,318 people | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 40,028 people | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 41,741 people | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 43,459 people | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 45,186 people | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 46,926 people | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 48,723 people | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 50,553 people | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 52,342 people | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 54,148 people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 56,030 people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 57,985 people | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 60,004 people | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 62,066 people | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 63,940 people | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 65,596 people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 67,218 people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 68,805 people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 70,354 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 71,862 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 73,136 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 74,188 people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 75,354 people | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 76,636 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 77,888 people | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 78,817 people | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 79,454 people | +0.8% |
| 2027 | 79,808 people | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 79,889 people | +0.1% |
| 2029 | 79,698 people | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 79,251 people | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 78,532 people | -0.9% |
| 2032 | 77,532 people | -1.3% |
| 2033 | 77,500 people | -0.0% |
| 2034 | 77,445 people | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 77,393 people | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 77,359 people | -0.0% |
| 2037 | 77,322 people | -0.0% |
| 2038 | 77,302 people | -0.0% |
| 2039 | 77,308 people | +0.0% |
| 2040 | 77,342 people | +0.0% |
| 2041 | 77,416 people | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 77,528 people | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 77,662 people | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 77,817 people | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 78,002 people | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 78,215 people | +0.3% |
| 2047 | 78,458 people | +0.3% |
| 2048 | 78,727 people | +0.3% |
| 2049 | 79,048 people | +0.4% |
| 2050 | 79,441 people | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +92.7% | 751.14 people | 1,448 people |
| 1930 | +90.6% | 1,448 people | 2,759 people |
| 1940 | +87.6% | 2,759 people | 5,176 people |
| 1950 | +72.8% | 5,176 people | 8,942 people |
| 1100 | +50.0% | 42.08 people | 63.12 people |
| 1200 | +50.0% | 63.12 people | 94.68 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 42.08 people | 42.08 people | 42.08 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 63.12 people | 63.12 people | 63.12 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 94.68 people | 94.68 people | 94.68 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 142.01 people | 142.01 people | 142.01 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 213.01 people | 213.01 people | 213.01 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 319.5 people | 319.5 people | 319.5 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 479.14 people | 479.14 people | 479.14 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 718.23 people | 718.23 people | 718.23 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 720.29 people | 720.29 people | 720.29 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 722.44 people | 722.44 people | 722.44 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 724.52 people | 724.52 people | 724.52 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 726.53 people | 726.53 people | 726.53 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 728.44 people | 728.44 people | 728.44 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 730.22 people | 730.22 people | 730.22 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 731.84 people | 731.84 people | 731.84 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 733.25 people | 733.25 people | 733.25 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 734.41 people | 734.41 people | 734.41 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 735.25 people | 735.25 people | 735.25 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 735.67 people | 735.67 people | 735.67 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 739.29 people | 739.29 people | 739.29 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 742.27 people | 742.27 people | 742.27 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 744.44 people | 744.44 people | 744.44 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 745.56 people | 745.56 people | 745.56 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 745.36 people | 745.36 people | 745.36 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 752.31 people | 752.31 people | 752.31 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 757.14 people | 757.14 people | 757.14 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 759.16 people | 759.16 people | 759.16 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 757.53 people | 757.53 people | 757.53 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 751.14 people | 751.14 people | 751.14 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,448 people | 1,448 people | 1,448 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,759 people | 2,759 people | 2,759 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 5,176 people | 5,176 people | 5,176 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 13,668 people | 8,942 people | 19,317 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 28,474 people | 20,866 people | 37,860 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 34,842 people | 25,501 people | 46,041 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,270 people | 25,518 people | 27,055 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,886 people | 27,409 people | 36,644 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,142 people | 38,318 people | 54,148 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,386 people | 56,030 people | 71,862 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,487 people | 73,136 people | 79,889 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 77,694 people | 77,302 people | 79,251 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 78,022 people | 77,342 people | 79,048 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 79,441 people | 79,441 people | 79,441 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 growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (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 density 3.13 people per km² (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Western Sahara was 79,441 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 79,889 people in 2028.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.08 people in 1000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Western Sahara ranks 168th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.