Population of Western Sahara today

605,045
Monday, December 1, 2025

Population of Western Sahara as of today

The current population of Western Sahara is 605,045 with an annual growth rate of 1.689%. Western Sahara has a population of 0.007% of the world's population.

Population605,045
Growth Rate1.689%
Male332,965 (55.032%)
Female272,080 (44.968%)
Today Change+ 7
Births today7
Deaths today3
Births in 20258,271
Deaths in 20253,584
Change in 2025+ 9,216 (1.547%)

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 Algeria47,684,4367,910.243%
2MA Morocco38,570,4596,421.484%
3MR Mauritania5,373,765879.828%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata