Population of Western Sahara today

602,939
Monday, September 15, 2025

Population of Western Sahara as of today

The current population of Western Sahara is 602,939 with an annual growth rate of 1.689%. Western Sahara has a population of 0.007% of the world's population.

Population602,939
Growth Rate1.689%
Male331,806 (55.032%)
Female271,133 (44.968%)
Today Change+ 24
Births today22
Deaths today9
Births in 20256,381
Deaths in 20252,765
Change in 2025+ 7,110 (1.193%)

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 Algeria47,558,0727,910.243%
2MA Morocco38,499,7496,421.484%
3MR Mauritania5,343,713879.828%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata