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Deaths in Western Sahara

Deaths in Western Sahara was 3,678 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 169th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count3,678 Estimated
Change on 2022+2.8%
Rank169th of 236Countries ranked
Series high3,6782023
Series low3551950
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Deaths in Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023

01,0002,0003,0004,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 355 count1951: 382 count1952: 418 count1953: 459 count1954: 504 count1955: 550 count1956: 597 count1957: 645 count1958: 695 count1959: 746 count1960: 798 count1961: 850 count1962: 903 count1963: 954 count1964: 1,004 count1965: 1,053 count1966: 1,103 count1967: 1,151 count1968: 1,253 count1969: 1,364 count1970: 1,473 count1971: 1,621 count1972: 1,597 count1973: 1,544 count1974: 1,474 count1975: 1,970 count1976: 1,491 count1977: 1,678 count1978: 1,917 count1979: 2,621 count1980: 2,863 count1981: 2,605 count1982: 2,661 count1983: 2,659 count1984: 2,623 count1985: 2,579 count1986: 2,529 count1987: 2,523 count1988: 2,226 count1989: 2,312 count1990: 1,783 count1991: 1,760 count1992: 1,741 count1993: 1,725 count1994: 1,713 count1995: 1,706 count1996: 1,761 count1997: 1,830 count1998: 1,896 count1999: 1,957 count2000: 2,017 count2001: 2,075 count2002: 2,127 count2003: 2,180 count2004: 2,233 count2005: 2,291 count2006: 2,353 count2007: 2,415 count2008: 2,479 count2009: 2,533 count2010: 2,596 count2011: 2,667 count2012: 2,747 count2013: 2,824 count2014: 2,911 count2015: 2,985 count2016: 3,060 count2017: 3,143 count2018: 3,232 count2019: 3,328 count2020: 3,427 count2021: 3,497 count2022: 3,577 count2023: 3,678 count01,0002,0003,0004,00019501975200020232023: 3,678 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20233,678 Estimated
20223,577 Estimated
20213,497 Estimated
20203,427 Estimated
20193,328 Estimated
20183,232 Estimated
20173,143 Estimated
20163,060 Estimated
20152,985 Estimated
20142,911 Estimated
20132,824 Estimated
20122,747 Estimated
20112,667 Estimated
20102,596 Estimated
20092,533 Estimated
20082,479 Estimated
20072,415 Estimated
20062,353 Estimated
20052,291 Estimated
20042,233 Estimated
20032,180 Estimated
20022,127 Estimated
20012,075 Estimated
20002,017 Estimated
19991,957 Estimated
19981,896 Estimated
19971,830 Estimated
19961,761 Estimated
19951,706 Estimated
19941,713 Estimated
19931,725 Estimated
19921,741 Estimated
19911,760 Estimated
19901,783 Estimated
19892,312 Estimated
19882,226 Estimated
19872,523 Estimated
19862,529 Estimated
19852,579 Estimated
19842,623 Estimated
19832,659 Estimated
19822,661 Estimated
19812,605 Estimated
19802,863 Estimated
19792,621 Estimated
19781,917 Estimated
19771,678 Estimated
19761,491 Estimated
19751,970 Estimated
19741,474 Estimated
19731,544 Estimated
19721,597 Estimated
19711,621 Estimated
19701,473 Estimated
19691,364 Estimated
19681,253 Estimated
19671,151 Estimated
19661,103 Estimated
19651,053 Estimated
19641,004 Estimated
1963954 Estimated
1962903 Estimated
1961850 Estimated
1960798 Estimated
1959746 Estimated
1958695 Estimated
1957645 Estimated
1956597 Estimated
1955550 Estimated
1954504 Estimated
1953459 Estimated
1952418 Estimated
1951382 Estimated
1950355 Estimated

Western Sahara compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Western Sahara is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, 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

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/western-sahara. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, 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/deaths/western-sahara.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/western-sahara (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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Deaths in Western Sahara was 3,678 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 169th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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

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3,678 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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