Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Northern Africa
Western Sahara is recorded at 590.5k people in 2024, with total annual change of +10,646 under the WPP medium variant.
Western Sahara observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 9,090 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -3,804 |
| Natural change | +5,286 |
| Net migration | +5,358 |
| Total change | +10,646 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +10,646 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -246,118 since 2089 |
| Projected 2100 | 831.3k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
international migrant stock; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Western Sahara 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 135.6k, ages 15-64 407.4k, ages 65+ 36.7k.
Western Sahara 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 145.9k, ages 15-64 510.7k, ages 65+ 120.7k.
Western Sahara 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 127.6k, ages 15-64 505.9k, ages 65+ 197.8k.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2074.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 590.5k | 10,646 | 9.1k | 3.8k | 2.18 |
| 2030 | 647.5k | 8,941 | 9.0k | 4.5k | 2.06 |
| 2050 | 777.3k | 4,415 | 9.6k | 7.4k | 1.85 |
| 2080 | 832.6k | 753 | 9.0k | 9.3k | 1.75 |
| 2100 | 831.3k | -909 | 8.2k | 9.6k | 1.72 |