Probability that a male will outlive a female in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Probability that a male will outlive a female was 42.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.1
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
52nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
46.62
in 1950
All-time low
30.78
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 42.1 for probability that a male will outlive a female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a male will outlive a female in Western Sahara peaked at 46.62 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 30.78, in 1979.
Western Sahara ranks 52nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.62 | — |
| 1951 | 46.62 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 46.61 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 46.61 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 46.57 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 46.55 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 46.53 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 46.52 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 46.51 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 46.51 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 46.5 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 46.49 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 46.52 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 46.53 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 46.55 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 46.56 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 46.56 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 46.51 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.48 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.46 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 46.44 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 46.42 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.36 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.3 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.26 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 33.91 | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 33.09 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 33.99 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 35.04 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 30.78 | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 31.39 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 35.69 | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 35.63 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 35.48 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 35.28 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 35 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 34.79 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 34.05 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 37.65 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 35.54 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 45.18 | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 45.15 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 45.05 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 44.94 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.9 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.85 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.79 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.68 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.55 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.49 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.43 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 44.37 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.21 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.09 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.06 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 44.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.05 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.88 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.73 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.78 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.79 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.77 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.5 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.26 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.1 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 43.05 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.02 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 43 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.95 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 42.65 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 42.37 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.1 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.56 | 46.51 | 46.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.52 | 46.46 | 46.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.86 | 30.78 | 46.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.05 | 31.39 | 37.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.86 | 44.49 | 45.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.06 | 43.73 | 44.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.33 | 43 | 43.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.52 | 42.1 | 42.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More gender data for Western Sahara
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 140.44 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Universal suffrage women lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.06 (2027)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a male will outlive a female in Western Sahara?
- Probability that a male will outlive a female in Western Sahara was 42.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 46.62 in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.78 in 1979.
- How does Western Sahara rank for probability that a male will outlive a female?
- Western Sahara ranks 52nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a male will outlive a female rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a male will outlive a female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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