Population of Western Sahara today

600,983
Sunday, July 6, 2025

Population of Western Sahara as of today

The current population of Western Sahara is 600,983 with an annual growth rate of 1.689%. Western Sahara has a population of 0.007% of the world's population.

Population600,983
Growth Rate1.689%
Male330,730 (55.032%)
Female270,253 (44.968%)
Today Change+ 26
Births today23
Deaths today10
Births in 20254,626
Deaths in 20252,005
Change in 2025+ 5,154 (0.865%)

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 Algeria47,440,7357,910.243%
2MA Morocco38,434,0906,421.484%
3MR Mauritania5,315,808879.828%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata