Western Sahara Demographics Profile 2008

Population

393,831
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 45.1% (male 90,306/female 87,498)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 101,730/female 105,313)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 3,786/female 5,198) (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

2.868% NA (2008 est.)

Birth rate

39.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

11.74 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

NA

Infant mortality rate

total: 71.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 71.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 71.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 53.92 years NA
male: 51.64 years NA
female: 56.31 years NA (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

NA 5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)
adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian

Ethnic groups

Arab, Berber

Religions

Muslim

Languages

Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic

Literacy

NA