Sex ratio by age in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Sex ratio by age was 233.33 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
233.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 211 countries
All-time high
233.33
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1986
Years of data
39
1977β2023
Sex ratio by age in Western Sahara, 1977β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio by age in Western Sahara stood at 233.33. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio by age in Western Sahara peaked at 233.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1986.
That places Western Sahara 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150 | 100 | 200 | 3 |
| 1980s | 107.14 | 0 | 175 | 7 |
| 1990s | 141.67 | 100 | 175 | 5 |
| 2000s | 178 | 166.67 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 165 | 150 | 166.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 | 133.33 | 233.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 1 Mayotte 0 compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 200 compare
- 3 Mexico 136.31 compare
- 4 South Sudan, Republic of 111.11 compare
More gender data for Western Sahara
- 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 at five years old 104.09 (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 sex ratio by age in Western Sahara?
- Sex ratio by age in Western Sahara was 233.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio by age recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 233.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex ratio by age recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1986.
- How does Western Sahara rank for sex ratio by age?
- Western Sahara ranks 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio by age rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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