Sex ratio at five years old in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Sex ratio at five years old was 104.09 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
104.09
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
130th
of 229 countries
All-time high
134.19
in 1971
All-time low
99.47
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at five years old in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at five years old in Western Sahara is 104.09, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at five years old in Western Sahara peaked at 134.19 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 99.47, in 1951.
Western Sahara ranks 130th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.89 | 99.47 | 100.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.63 | 100 | 101.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.62 | 103.28 | 134.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.1 | 101.19 | 102.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.14 | 102.78 | 103.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.31 | 103.17 | 103.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.72 | 103.54 | 103.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.98 | 103.89 | 104.09 | 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)
- Share of women aged 1549 who are married or in a union 58.51 (2050)
- Sex ratio at birth 104.44 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at five years old in Western Sahara?
- Sex ratio at five years old in Western Sahara was 104.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at five years old recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 134.19 in 1971.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at five years old recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.47 in 1951.
- How does Western Sahara rank for sex ratio at five years old?
- Western Sahara ranks 130th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at five years old rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at five years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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