Sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 133.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
133.09
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
6th
of 229 countries
All-time high
142.86
in 1971
All-time low
84.38
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara stood at 133.09.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara peaked at 142.86 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 84.38, in 1951.
That places Western Sahara 6th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 86.67 | — |
| 1951 | 84.38 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 90.91 | +7.7% |
| 1953 | 97.06 | +6.8% |
| 1954 | 100 | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 94.87 | -5.1% |
| 1956 | 90.7 | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 89.36 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 90 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 90.57 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 94.55 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 96.55 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 95.16 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 95.45 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 95.77 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 96.05 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 96.3 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 96.63 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 97.96 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 97.22 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 122.52 | +26.0% |
| 1971 | 142.86 | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 135.65 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 130.09 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 130.19 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 132.97 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 131.52 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 131.82 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 130.71 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 127.21 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 123.95 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 120.54 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 117.5 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 116.67 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 113.9 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 110 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 107.39 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 105.9 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 104.58 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 103.36 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 101.27 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 100 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 99.15 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 98.41 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 97.74 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 98.12 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 99.78 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 101.03 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 101.91 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 102.83 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 103.61 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 104.27 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 104.37 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 104.28 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 104.07 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 104 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 103.7 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 103.42 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 103.16 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 102.59 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 102.25 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 102.17 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 102.43 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 103.11 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 104.03 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 105.34 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 107.22 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 109.38 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 112.48 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 116.46 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 120.03 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 123.63 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 128.17 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 133.09 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.45 | 84.38 | 100 | 10 |
| 1960s | 96.16 | 94.55 | 97.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 131.55 | 122.52 | 142.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.38 | 103.36 | 123.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.02 | 97.74 | 102.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.75 | 102.59 | 104.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.49 | 102.17 | 116.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.23 | 120.03 | 133.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 3 Kuwait 177.62 compare
- 3 Mayotte 114.31 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 98 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 175.76 compare
- 5 Anguilla 94.74 compare
- 5 Oman 145.42 compare
- 6 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 88.24 compare
- 7 Bahrain 129.86 compare
- 7 Tokelau 37.5 compare
- 8 Northern Mariana Islands 120.27 compare
- 9 Maldives 115.76 compare
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 sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Western Sahara was 133.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 142.86 in 1971.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.38 in 1951.
- How does Western Sahara rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Western Sahara ranks 6th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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