Population of Western Sahara today

603,788
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Population of Western Sahara as of today

The current population of Western Sahara is 603,788 with an annual growth rate of 1.689%. Western Sahara has a population of 0.007% of the world's population.

Population603,788
Growth Rate1.689%
Male332,274 (55.032%)
Female271,515 (44.968%)
Today Change+ 19
Births today17
Deaths today7
Births in 20257,144
Deaths in 20253,096
Change in 2025+ 7,959 (1.336%)

Population chart for Western Sahara

Population History of Western Sahara

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2024585,18310,5511.803%595,734
2023574,27510,8081.882%585,083
2022563,20210,9661.947%574,168
2021554,0369,0921.641%563,128
2020544,6949,2651.701%553,959
2019532,18612,3632.323%544,549
2018519,37812,6522.436%532,030
2017506,30812,9062.549%519,214
2016492,99313,1382.665%506,131
2015479,45113,3532.785%492,804

The population of countries near Western Sahara

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Western Sahara
1DZ Algeria47,609,0437,910.243%
2MA Morocco38,528,2716,421.484%
3MR Mauritania5,355,835879.828%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata