Western Sahara Demographics Profile 2013

Population

522,928 (July 2012 est.)
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries

Age structure

0-14 years: 38.7% (male 102,179/female 100,021)
15-24 years: 19.8% (male 52,100/female 51,408)
25-54 years: 33.3% (male 85,486/female 88,687)
55-64 years: 4.6% (male 11,355/female 12,895)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 8,251/female 10,546) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 20.5 years
male: 20 years
female: 21 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

3.027% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

31.65 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 82% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Laayoune 237,000 (2011)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 58.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.02 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 53.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 61.52 years
male: 59.3 years
female: 63.82 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.22 children born/woman (2012 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

Education expenditures

NA