Western Sahara Population Pyramid 2027
Western Sahara in 2027
By 2027, the population of Western Sahara is expected to reach 620,333. Ten years before, in 2017, the projected population is 512,843 — 21.0% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 34.0 years, with 22.5% children under 15 and 7.2% aged 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
No World Bank data for this country.
No World Bank data for this country.
5,390 immigrants live in Western Sahara, 0.9% of the population.
| Senegal | 1,899 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,091 |
| Guinea | 1,036 |
| Mauritania | 587 |
| Mali | 404 |
202,107 people born in Western Sahara live in other countries.
| Algeria | 168,862 |
| Mauritania | 32,947 |
| South Africa | 258 |
| Norway | 33 |
| Greece | 6 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sahara | 620,333 | 34.0 | |
| Libya | 7,627,488 | 29.4 | |
| Tunisia | 12,476,098 | 34.8 | |
| Morocco | 39,080,099 | 31.4 | |
| Algeria | 48,593,408 | 30.0 |





