Population of Western Sahara

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	19 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.

Western Sahara population projections

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2024	585,183	590,506	10,646	1.803	0.00723
2025	595,829	600,904	10,149	1.689	0.00730
2026	605,978	610,813	9,670	1.583	0.00736
2027	615,648	620,332	9,369	1.510	0.00741
2028	625,017	629,583	9,133	1.451	0.00746
2029	634,150	638,580	8,859	1.387	0.00751
2030	643,009	647,480	8,941	1.381	0.00756
2031	651,950	656,174	8,448	1.287	0.00760
2032	660,398	664,596	8,397	1.263	0.00764
2033	668,795	672,820	8,050	1.196	0.00768
2034	676,845	680,601	7,511	1.104	0.00771
2035	684,356	688,152	7,592	1.103	0.00774
2036	691,948	695,574	7,253	1.043	0.00778
2037	699,201	702,654	6,906	0.983	0.00780
2038	706,107	709,524	6,835	0.963	0.00783
2039	712,942	716,269	6,653	0.929	0.00785
2040	719,595	722,865	6,539	0.905	0.00788
2041	726,134	729,396	6,524	0.894	0.00790
2042	732,658	735,831	6,346	0.862	0.00792
2043	739,004	741,990	5,973	0.805	0.00795
2044	744,977	747,826	5,697	0.762	0.00796
2045	750,674	753,418	5,488	0.728	0.00798
2046	756,162	758,703	5,082	0.670	0.00800
2047	761,244	763,688	4,888	0.640	0.00801
2048	766,132	768,305	4,346	0.566	0.00802
2049	770,478	772,793	4,630	0.599	0.00803
2050	775,108	777,316	4,415	0.568	0.00804
2051	779,523	781,596	4,146	0.530	0.00805
2052	783,669	785,745	4,151	0.528	0.00807
2053	787,820	789,761	3,883	0.492	0.00808
2054	791,703	793,557	3,708	0.467	0.00809
2055	795,411	797,073	3,324	0.417	0.00810
2056	798,735	800,190	2,910	0.364	0.00810
2057	801,645	803,064	2,839	0.354	0.00811
2058	804,484	805,709	2,450	0.304	0.00811
2059	806,934	807,936	2,004	0.248	0.00811
2060	808,938	809,953	2,031	0.251	0.00811
2061	810,969	812,040	2,142	0.264	0.00811
2062	813,111	814,058	1,893	0.233	0.00811
2063	815,004	815,833	1,659	0.203	0.00811
2064	816,663	817,451	1,575	0.193	0.00811
2065	818,238	819,005	1,533	0.187	0.00811
2066	819,771	820,375	1,207	0.147	0.00811
2067	820,978	821,621	1,286	0.157	0.00810
2068	822,264	822,710	892	0.108	0.00810
2069	823,156	823,484	655	0.080	0.00809
2070	823,811	824,293	964	0.117	0.00809
2071	824,775	825,000	449	0.054	0.00809
2072	825,224	825,601	754	0.091	0.00808
2073	825,978	826,485	1,014	0.123	0.00808
2074	826,992	827,408	832	0.101	0.00808
2075	827,824	828,239	830	0.100	0.00808
2076	828,654	829,086	864	0.104	0.00808
2077	829,518	829,861	686	0.083	0.00808
2078	830,204	830,795	1,182	0.142	0.00809
2079	831,386	831,808	845	0.102	0.00809
2080	832,231	832,607	753	0.090	0.00810
2081	832,984	833,329	690	0.083	0.00810
2082	833,674	834,029	709	0.085	0.00811
2083	834,383	834,627	488	0.058	0.00811
2084	834,871	835,065	388	0.046	0.00812
2085	835,259	835,410	302	0.036	0.00812
2086	835,561	835,856	590	0.071	0.00813
2087	836,151	836,247	193	0.023	0.00813
2088	836,344	836,500	313	0.037	0.00814
2089	836,657	836,624	-66	-0.008	0.00814
2090	836,591	836,543	-95	-0.011	0.00814
2091	836,496	836,415	-162	-0.019	0.00815
2092	836,334	836,198	-272	-0.033	0.00815
2093	836,062	835,809	-505	-0.060	0.00815
2094	835,557	835,285	-543	-0.065	0.00815
2095	835,014	834,712	-604	-0.072	0.00816
2096	834,410	834,183	-454	-0.054	0.00816
2097	833,956	833,655	-602	-0.072	0.00816
2098	833,354	832,928	-853	-0.102	0.00816
2099	832,501	832,125	-753	-0.090	0.00816
2100	831,748	831,293	-909	-0.109	0.00817

Western Sahara population estimates

Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	12,371	12,960	1,178	9.096	0.00052
1951	13,549	14,204	1,310	9.229	0.00056
1952	14,859	15,534	1,350	8.696	0.00060
1953	16,209	16,968	1,518	8.952	0.00064
1954	17,727	18,534	1,613	8.709	0.00069
1955	19,340	20,207	1,735	8.591	0.00074
1956	21,075	22,003	1,855	8.436	0.00079
1957	22,930	23,901	1,943	8.134	0.00084
1958	24,873	25,916	2,086	8.053	0.00089
1959	26,959	28,063	2,207	7.869	0.00095
1960	29,166	30,328	2,324	7.667	0.00101
1961	31,490	32,725	2,471	7.554	0.00107
1962	33,961	35,253	2,584	7.333	0.00113
1963	36,545	37,896	2,702	7.133	0.00119
1964	39,247	40,658	2,823	6.946	0.00125
1965	42,070	43,532	2,924	6.719	0.00131
1966	44,994	46,521	3,054	6.567	0.00137
1967	48,048	50,624	5,152	10.186	0.00146
1968	53,200	55,984	5,568	9.954	0.00158
1969	58,768	61,644	5,752	9.338	0.00170
1970	64,520	71,728	14,415	20.165	0.00194
1971	78,935	78,721	-429	-0.545	0.00209
1972	78,506	78,249	-513	-0.656	0.00204
1973	77,993	77,646	-694	-0.894	0.00198
1974	77,299	76,478	-1,643	-2.148	0.00191
1975	75,656	66,889	-17,533	-26.364	0.00164
1976	58,123	64,489	12,732	19.807	0.00156
1977	70,855	77,388	13,067	16.925	0.00183
1978	83,922	90,891	13,937	15.364	0.00212
1979	97,859	104,981	14,245	13.590	0.00240
1980	112,104	117,374	10,541	8.987	0.00264
1981	122,645	126,896	8,502	6.702	0.00280
1982	131,147	134,481	6,668	4.959	0.00292
1983	137,815	140,584	5,539	3.940	0.00299
1984	143,354	146,150	5,592	3.827	0.00306
1985	148,946	151,760	5,627	3.708	0.00312
1986	154,573	157,364	5,582	3.548	0.00317
1987	160,155	162,878	5,446	3.344	0.00323
1988	165,601	168,408	5,614	3.334	0.00328
1989	171,215	173,923	5,416	3.114	0.00332
1990	176,631	179,544	5,826	3.245	0.00337
1991	182,457	185,300	5,687	3.069	0.00342
1992	188,144	190,938	5,588	2.927	0.00347
1993	193,732	196,474	5,483	2.791	0.00351
1994	199,215	201,918	5,406	2.677	0.00356
1995	204,621	209,924	10,607	5.054	0.00365
1996	215,228	221,387	12,318	5.565	0.00379
1997	227,546	233,773	12,453	5.328	0.00395
1998	239,999	246,304	12,609	5.120	0.00410
1999	252,608	258,969	12,723	4.914	0.00425
2000	265,331	271,943	13,225	4.864	0.00441
2001	278,556	285,188	13,264	4.652	0.00456
2002	291,820	298,464	13,287	4.453	0.00471
2003	305,107	311,784	13,354	4.284	0.00486
2004	318,461	325,190	13,457	4.139	0.00500
2005	331,918	338,699	13,562	4.005	0.00514
2006	345,480	352,647	14,335	4.066	0.00529
2007	359,815	366,861	14,093	3.842	0.00543
2008	373,908	380,822	13,829	3.632	0.00556
2009	387,737	394,957	14,440	3.657	0.00570
2010	402,177	409,716	15,077	3.680	0.00583
2011	417,254	425,087	15,666	3.686	0.00598
2012	432,920	441,031	16,221	3.678	0.00612
2013	449,141	457,424	16,566	3.622	0.00627
2014	465,707	472,579	13,744	2.909	0.00640
2015	479,451	486,222	13,542	2.785	0.00651
2016	492,993	499,651	13,315	2.665	0.00661
2017	506,308	512,843	13,070	2.549	0.00671
2018	519,378	525,782	12,808	2.436	0.00680
2019	532,186	538,440	12,508	2.323	0.00689
2020	544,694	549,365	9,342	1.701	0.00697
2021	554,036	558,619	9,166	1.641	0.00702
2022	563,202	568,739	11,073	1.947	0.00709
2023	574,275	579,729	10,908	1.882	0.00716