Female population by age group in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Female population by age group was 22,200 in 2023. β Volatile
Latest (2023)
22,200
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
168th
of 229 countries
All-time high
22,555
in 2019
All-time low
1,074
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Female population by age group in Western Sahara, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 22,200 for female population by age group in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Western Sahara peaked at 22,555 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,074, in 1950.
Western Sahara ranks 168th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,666 | 1,074 | 2,552 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4,013 | 2,798 | 5,416 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,060 | 5,171 | 7,733 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,524 | 9,109 | 15,293 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,278 | 13,818 | 14,960 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,810 | 14,971 | 18,817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,367 | 19,388 | 22,555 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,386 | 22,200 | 22,548 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More gender data for Western Sahara
- Universal suffrage women lexical 1 (2025)
- Share of women aged 1549 who are married or in a union 58.51 (2050)
- Sex ratio at birth 104.44 (2023)
- Sex ratio at five years old 104.09 (2023)
- Sex ratio by age 233.33 (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs five years old 104.44 (2023)
- Probability of dying that year among females of a given age 2.05 (2023)
- Probability that a male will outlive a female 42.1 (2023)
- Sex ratio at sixty years old 133.09 (2023)
- Male population by age group 23,154 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Western Sahara?
- Female population by age group in Western Sahara was 22,200 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 22,555 in 2019.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,074 in 1950.
- How does Western Sahara rank for female population by age group?
- Western Sahara ranks 168th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).