Population of Western Sahara

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date19 Feb 2025

The current population of Western Sahara is 599,705 as of May 20, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Western Sahara is projected at 600,904, or 601k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Western Sahara is projected at 590,506, or 591k people, for the year 2024.

Western Sahara ranks 172nd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Western Sahara is ranked 53rd among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Western Sahara population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
2024585,183590,50610,6461.8030.00723
2025595,829600,90410,1491.6890.00730
2026605,978610,8139,6701.5830.00736
2027615,648620,3329,3691.5100.00741
2028625,017629,5839,1331.4510.00746
2029634,150638,5808,8591.3870.00751
2030643,009647,4808,9411.3810.00756
2031651,950656,1748,4481.2870.00760
2032660,398664,5968,3971.2630.00764
2033668,795672,8208,0501.1960.00768
2034676,845680,6017,5111.1040.00771
2035684,356688,1527,5921.1030.00774
2036691,948695,5747,2531.0430.00778
2037699,201702,6546,9060.9830.00780
2038706,107709,5246,8350.9630.00783
2039712,942716,2696,6530.9290.00785
2040719,595722,8656,5390.9050.00788
2041726,134729,3966,5240.8940.00790
2042732,658735,8316,3460.8620.00792
2043739,004741,9905,9730.8050.00795
2044744,977747,8265,6970.7620.00796
2045750,674753,4185,4880.7280.00798
2046756,162758,7035,0820.6700.00800
2047761,244763,6884,8880.6400.00801
2048766,132768,3054,3460.5660.00802
2049770,478772,7934,6300.5990.00803
2050775,108777,3164,4150.5680.00804
2051779,523781,5964,1460.5300.00805
2052783,669785,7454,1510.5280.00807
2053787,820789,7613,8830.4920.00808
2054791,703793,5573,7080.4670.00809
2055795,411797,0733,3240.4170.00810
2056798,735800,1902,9100.3640.00810
2057801,645803,0642,8390.3540.00811
2058804,484805,7092,4500.3040.00811
2059806,934807,9362,0040.2480.00811
2060808,938809,9532,0310.2510.00811
2061810,969812,0402,1420.2640.00811
2062813,111814,0581,8930.2330.00811
2063815,004815,8331,6590.2030.00811
2064816,663817,4511,5750.1930.00811
2065818,238819,0051,5330.1870.00811
2066819,771820,3751,2070.1470.00811
2067820,978821,6211,2860.1570.00810
2068822,264822,7108920.1080.00810
2069823,156823,4846550.0800.00809
2070823,811824,2939640.1170.00809
2071824,775825,0004490.0540.00809
2072825,224825,6017540.0910.00808
2073825,978826,4851,0140.1230.00808
2074826,992827,4088320.1010.00808
2075827,824828,2398300.1000.00808
2076828,654829,0868640.1040.00808
2077829,518829,8616860.0830.00808
2078830,204830,7951,1820.1420.00809
2079831,386831,8088450.1020.00809
2080832,231832,6077530.0900.00810
2081832,984833,3296900.0830.00810
2082833,674834,0297090.0850.00811
2083834,383834,6274880.0580.00811
2084834,871835,0653880.0460.00812
2085835,259835,4103020.0360.00812
2086835,561835,8565900.0710.00813
2087836,151836,2471930.0230.00813
2088836,344836,5003130.0370.00814
2089836,657836,624-66-0.0080.00814
2090836,591836,543-95-0.0110.00814
2091836,496836,415-162-0.0190.00815
2092836,334836,198-272-0.0330.00815
2093836,062835,809-505-0.0600.00815
2094835,557835,285-543-0.0650.00815
2095835,014834,712-604-0.0720.00816
2096834,410834,183-454-0.0540.00816
2097833,956833,655-602-0.0720.00816
2098833,354832,928-853-0.1020.00816
2099832,501832,125-753-0.0900.00816
2100831,748831,293-909-0.1090.00817

Western Sahara population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
195012,37112,9601,1789.0960.00052
195113,54914,2041,3109.2290.00056
195214,85915,5341,3508.6960.00060
195316,20916,9681,5188.9520.00064
195417,72718,5341,6138.7090.00069
195519,34020,2071,7358.5910.00074
195621,07522,0031,8558.4360.00079
195722,93023,9011,9438.1340.00084
195824,87325,9162,0868.0530.00089
195926,95928,0632,2077.8690.00095
196029,16630,3282,3247.6670.00101
196131,49032,7252,4717.5540.00107
196233,96135,2532,5847.3330.00113
196336,54537,8962,7027.1330.00119
196439,24740,6582,8236.9460.00125
196542,07043,5322,9246.7190.00131
196644,99446,5213,0546.5670.00137
196748,04850,6245,15210.1860.00146
196853,20055,9845,5689.9540.00158
196958,76861,6445,7529.3380.00170
197064,52071,72814,41520.1650.00194
197178,93578,721-429-0.5450.00209
197278,50678,249-513-0.6560.00204
197377,99377,646-694-0.8940.00198
197477,29976,478-1,643-2.1480.00191
197575,65666,889-17,533-26.3640.00164
197658,12364,48912,73219.8070.00156
197770,85577,38813,06716.9250.00183
197883,92290,89113,93715.3640.00212
197997,859104,98114,24513.5900.00240
1980112,104117,37410,5418.9870.00264
1981122,645126,8968,5026.7020.00280
1982131,147134,4816,6684.9590.00292
1983137,815140,5845,5393.9400.00299
1984143,354146,1505,5923.8270.00306
1985148,946151,7605,6273.7080.00312
1986154,573157,3645,5823.5480.00317
1987160,155162,8785,4463.3440.00323
1988165,601168,4085,6143.3340.00328
1989171,215173,9235,4163.1140.00332
1990176,631179,5445,8263.2450.00337
1991182,457185,3005,6873.0690.00342
1992188,144190,9385,5882.9270.00347
1993193,732196,4745,4832.7910.00351
1994199,215201,9185,4062.6770.00356
1995204,621209,92410,6075.0540.00365
1996215,228221,38712,3185.5650.00379
1997227,546233,77312,4535.3280.00395
1998239,999246,30412,6095.1200.00410
1999252,608258,96912,7234.9140.00425
2000265,331271,94313,2254.8640.00441
2001278,556285,18813,2644.6520.00456
2002291,820298,46413,2874.4530.00471
2003305,107311,78413,3544.2840.00486
2004318,461325,19013,4574.1390.00500
2005331,918338,69913,5624.0050.00514
2006345,480352,64714,3354.0660.00529
2007359,815366,86114,0933.8420.00543
2008373,908380,82213,8293.6320.00556
2009387,737394,95714,4403.6570.00570
2010402,177409,71615,0773.6800.00583
2011417,254425,08715,6663.6860.00598
2012432,920441,03116,2213.6780.00612
2013449,141457,42416,5663.6220.00627
2014465,707472,57913,7442.9090.00640
2015479,451486,22213,5422.7850.00651
2016492,993499,65113,3152.6650.00661
2017506,308512,84313,0702.5490.00671
2018519,378525,78212,8082.4360.00680
2019532,186538,44012,5082.3230.00689
2020544,694549,3659,3421.7010.00697
2021554,036558,6199,1661.6410.00702
2022563,202568,73911,0731.9470.00709
2023574,275579,72910,9081.8820.00716