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Live births in Western Sahara

Live births in Western Sahara was 8,987 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 170th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count8,987 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank170th of 236Countries ranked
Series high9,3542017
Series low5641950
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Live births in Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19501961197219831994200520231950: 564 count1951: 661 count1952: 763 count1953: 869 count1954: 979 count1955: 1,093 count1956: 1,208 count1957: 1,324 count1958: 1,453 count1959: 1,580 count1960: 1,712 count1961: 1,843 count1962: 1,977 count1963: 2,099 count1964: 2,217 count1965: 2,335 count1966: 2,459 count1967: 2,574 count1968: 2,867 count1969: 3,167 count1970: 3,460 count1971: 3,269 count1972: 3,211 count1973: 3,172 count1974: 3,155 count1975: 3,108 count1976: 2,426 count1977: 2,963 count1978: 4,046 count1979: 5,083 count1980: 6,065 count1981: 6,581 count1982: 6,871 count1983: 7,007 count1984: 7,023 count1985: 7,017 count1986: 6,913 count1987: 6,788 count1988: 6,651 count1989: 6,533 count1990: 6,415 count1991: 6,257 count1992: 6,132 count1993: 6,021 count1994: 5,931 count1995: 5,865 count1996: 6,018 count1997: 6,225 count1998: 6,435 count1999: 6,630 count2000: 6,799 count2001: 6,905 count2002: 6,974 count2003: 7,094 count2004: 7,249 count2005: 7,469 count2006: 7,704 count2007: 7,945 count2008: 8,169 count2009: 8,374 count2010: 8,595 count2011: 8,769 count2012: 8,966 count2013: 9,099 count2014: 9,245 count2015: 9,287 count2016: 9,326 count2017: 9,354 count2018: 9,340 count2019: 9,308 count2020: 9,276 count2021: 9,161 count2022: 9,043 count2023: 8,987 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20238,987 Estimated
20229,043 Estimated
20219,161 Estimated
20209,276 Estimated
20199,308 Estimated
20189,340 Estimated
20179,354 Estimated
20169,326 Estimated
20159,287 Estimated
20149,245 Estimated
20139,099 Estimated
20128,966 Estimated
20118,769 Estimated
20108,595 Estimated
20098,374 Estimated
20088,169 Estimated
20077,945 Estimated
20067,704 Estimated
20057,469 Estimated
20047,249 Estimated
20037,094 Estimated
20026,974 Estimated
20016,905 Estimated
20006,799 Estimated
19996,630 Estimated
19986,435 Estimated
19976,225 Estimated
19966,018 Estimated
19955,865 Estimated
19945,931 Estimated
19936,021 Estimated
19926,132 Estimated
19916,257 Estimated
19906,415 Estimated
19896,533 Estimated
19886,651 Estimated
19876,788 Estimated
19866,913 Estimated
19857,017 Estimated
19847,023 Estimated
19837,007 Estimated
19826,871 Estimated
19816,581 Estimated
19806,065 Estimated
19795,083 Estimated
19784,046 Estimated
19772,963 Estimated
19762,426 Estimated
19753,108 Estimated
19743,155 Estimated
19733,172 Estimated
19723,211 Estimated
19713,269 Estimated
19703,460 Estimated
19693,167 Estimated
19682,867 Estimated
19672,574 Estimated
19662,459 Estimated
19652,335 Estimated
19642,217 Estimated
19632,099 Estimated
19621,977 Estimated
19611,843 Estimated
19601,712 Estimated
19591,580 Estimated
19581,453 Estimated
19571,324 Estimated
19561,208 Estimated
19551,093 Estimated
1954979 Estimated
1953869 Estimated
1952763 Estimated
1951661 Estimated
1950564 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/western-sahara. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/western-sahara.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/western-sahara (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_western_sahara_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/western-sahara. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Western Sahara?

Live births in Western Sahara was 8,987 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 170th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Western Sahara?

9,354 in 2017, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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