Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 86.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Western Sahara, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Western Sahara is 86.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Western Sahara peaked at 86.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1950.
That places Western Sahara 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.1% | 31.0% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.0% | 31.2% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 39.9% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.0% | 77.0% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 84.7% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 85.9% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 86.3% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.7% | 86.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 49 Australia 87.7% compare
- 50 Belgium 87.7% compare
- 51 Palestine 87.4% compare
- 53 French Guiana 86.6% compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 86.0% compare
- 55 Switzerland 85.7% compare
More population data for Western Sahara
- Number of children under 5, by world region 41,447 people (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 3.13 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Birth rate by women's age group 31.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.9% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Western Sahara?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Western Sahara was 86.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1950.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Western Sahara ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.