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Total fertility rate in Western Sahara

Total fertility rate in Western Sahara was 2.16 children per woman in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.03 from 2022.

2023, children per woman2.16 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.03
Series high6.531966
Series low2.162023
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Total fertility rate in Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023

23456719501961197219831994200520231950: 6.01 children per woman1951: 6.05 children per woman1952: 6.08 children per woman1953: 6.12 children per woman1954: 6.15 children per woman1955: 6.19 children per woman1956: 6.22 children per woman1957: 6.24 children per woman1958: 6.3 children per woman1959: 6.35 children per woman1960: 6.41 children per woman1961: 6.46 children per woman1962: 6.51 children per woman1963: 6.52 children per woman1964: 6.52 children per woman1965: 6.52 children per woman1966: 6.53 children per woman1967: 6.51 children per woman1968: 6.48 children per woman1969: 6.43 children per woman1970: 6.37 children per woman1971: 6.32 children per woman1972: 6.29 children per woman1973: 6.25 children per woman1974: 6.22 children per woman1975: 6.2 children per woman1976: 6.18 children per woman1977: 6.12 children per woman1978: 6.06 children per woman1979: 5.96 children per woman1980: 5.86 children per woman1981: 5.71 children per woman1982: 5.6 children per woman1983: 5.52 children per woman1984: 5.44 children per woman1985: 5.36 children per woman1986: 5.22 children per woman1987: 5.08 children per woman1988: 4.94 children per woman1989: 4.81 children per woman1990: 4.69 children per woman1991: 4.54 children per woman1992: 4.4 children per woman1993: 4.27 children per woman1994: 4.15 children per woman1995: 4.05 children per woman1996: 3.94 children per woman1997: 3.83 children per woman1998: 3.72 children per woman1999: 3.61 children per woman2000: 3.49 children per woman2001: 3.34 children per woman2002: 3.19 children per woman2003: 3.07 children per woman2004: 2.97 children per woman2005: 2.89 children per woman2006: 2.83 children per woman2007: 2.78 children per woman2008: 2.72 children per woman2009: 2.67 children per woman2010: 2.64 children per woman2011: 2.59 children per woman2012: 2.55 children per woman2013: 2.5 children per woman2014: 2.46 children per woman2015: 2.42 children per woman2016: 2.38 children per woman2017: 2.35 children per woman2018: 2.32 children per woman2019: 2.28 children per woman2020: 2.25 children per woman2021: 2.22 children per woman2022: 2.19 children per woman2023: 2.16 children per woman246819501975200020231950: 6.01 children per woman1951: 6.05 children per woman1952: 6.08 children per woman1953: 6.12 children per woman1954: 6.15 children per woman1955: 6.19 children per woman1956: 6.22 children per woman1957: 6.24 children per woman1958: 6.3 children per woman1959: 6.35 children per woman1960: 6.41 children per woman1961: 6.46 children per woman1962: 6.51 children per woman1963: 6.52 children per woman1964: 6.52 children per woman1965: 6.52 children per woman1966: 6.53 children per woman1967: 6.51 children per woman1968: 6.48 children per woman1969: 6.43 children per woman1970: 6.37 children per woman1971: 6.32 children per woman1972: 6.29 children per woman1973: 6.25 children per woman1974: 6.22 children per woman1975: 6.2 children per woman1976: 6.18 children per woman1977: 6.12 children per woman1978: 6.06 children per woman1979: 5.96 children per woman1980: 5.86 children per woman1981: 5.71 children per woman1982: 5.6 children per woman1983: 5.52 children per woman1984: 5.44 children per woman1985: 5.36 children per woman1986: 5.22 children per woman1987: 5.08 children per woman1988: 4.94 children per woman1989: 4.81 children per woman1990: 4.69 children per woman1991: 4.54 children per woman1992: 4.4 children per woman1993: 4.27 children per woman1994: 4.15 children per woman1995: 4.05 children per woman1996: 3.94 children per woman1997: 3.83 children per woman1998: 3.72 children per woman1999: 3.61 children per woman2000: 3.49 children per woman2001: 3.34 children per woman2002: 3.19 children per woman2003: 3.07 children per woman2004: 2.97 children per woman2005: 2.89 children per woman2006: 2.83 children per woman2007: 2.78 children per woman2008: 2.72 children per woman2009: 2.67 children per woman2010: 2.64 children per woman2011: 2.59 children per woman2012: 2.55 children per woman2013: 2.5 children per woman2014: 2.46 children per woman2015: 2.42 children per woman2016: 2.38 children per woman2017: 2.35 children per woman2018: 2.32 children per woman2019: 2.28 children per woman2020: 2.25 children per woman2021: 2.22 children per woman2022: 2.19 children per woman2023: 2.16 children per woman
children per woman. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodchildren per woman
20232.16 Estimated
20222.19 Estimated
20212.22 Estimated
20202.25 Estimated
20192.28 Estimated
20182.32 Estimated
20172.35 Estimated
20162.38 Estimated
20152.42 Estimated
20142.46 Estimated
20132.5 Estimated
20122.55 Estimated
20112.59 Estimated
20102.64 Estimated
20092.67 Estimated
20082.72 Estimated
20072.78 Estimated
20062.83 Estimated
20052.89 Estimated
20042.97 Estimated
20033.07 Estimated
20023.19 Estimated
20013.34 Estimated
20003.49 Estimated
19993.61 Estimated
19983.72 Estimated
19973.83 Estimated
19963.94 Estimated
19954.05 Estimated
19944.15 Estimated
19934.27 Estimated
19924.4 Estimated
19914.54 Estimated
19904.69 Estimated
19894.81 Estimated
19884.94 Estimated
19875.08 Estimated
19865.22 Estimated
19855.36 Estimated
19845.44 Estimated
19835.52 Estimated
19825.6 Estimated
19815.71 Estimated
19805.86 Estimated
19795.96 Estimated
19786.06 Estimated
19776.12 Estimated
19766.18 Estimated
19756.2 Estimated
19746.22 Estimated
19736.25 Estimated
19726.29 Estimated
19716.32 Estimated
19706.37 Estimated
19696.43 Estimated
19686.48 Estimated
19676.51 Estimated
19666.53 Estimated
19656.52 Estimated
19646.52 Estimated
19636.52 Estimated
19626.51 Estimated
19616.46 Estimated
19606.41 Estimated
19596.35 Estimated
19586.3 Estimated
19576.24 Estimated
19566.22 Estimated
19556.19 Estimated
19546.15 Estimated
19536.12 Estimated
19526.08 Estimated
19516.05 Estimated
19506.01 Estimated

Western Sahara compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 1.2 children per womanAfghanistan: 4.84 children per womanAntigua and Barbuda: 1.58 children per womanAlbania: 1.35 children per womanArmenia: 1.71 children per womanAngola: 5.12 children per womanArgentina: 1.5 children per womanAustria: 1.32 children per womanAustralia: 1.64 children per womanAzerbaijan: 1.67 children per womanBosnia and Herzegovina: 1.49 children per womanBangladesh: 2.16 children per womanBelgium: 1.38 children per womanBurkina Faso: 4.19 children per womanBulgaria: 1.75 children per womanBurundi: 4.88 children per womanBenin: 4.56 children per womanBrunei: 1.75 children per womanBolivia: 2.55 children per womanBrazil: 1.62 children per womanBahamas: 1.37 children per womanBhutan: 1.46 children per womanBotswana: 2.73 children per womanBelarus: 1.21 children per womanBelize: 2.01 children per womanCanada: 1.35 children per womanDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 6.05 children per womanCentral African Republic: 6.01 children per womanRepublic of the Congo: 4.16 children per womanSwitzerland: 1.43 children per womanCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 children per womanChile: 1.17 children per womanCameroon: 4.32 children per womanChina: 1 children per womanColombia: 1.65 children per womanCosta Rica: 1.33 children per womanCuba: 1.44 children per womanCape Verde: 1.52 children per womanCyprus: 1.39 children per womanCzechia: 1.45 children per womanGermany: 1.44 children per womanDjibouti: 2.61 children per womanDenmark: 1.51 children per womanDominican Republic: 2.24 children per womanAlgeria: 2.77 children per womanEcuador: 1.82 children per womanEstonia: 1.35 children per womanEgypt: 2.75 children per womanWestern Sahara: 2.16 children per womanEritrea: 3.71 children per womanSpain: 1.21 children per womanEthiopia: 3.99 children per womanFinland: 1.28 children per womanFiji: 2.28 children per womanFalkland Islands: 1.69 children per womanFaroe Islands: 2.24 children per womanFrance: 1.64 children per womanGabon: 3.65 children per womanUnited Kingdom: 1.56 children per womanGeorgia: 1.81 children per womanGhana: 3.4 children per womanGreenland: 1.95 children per womanGambia: 4.01 children per womanGuinea: 4.22 children per womanEquatorial Guinea: 4.08 children per womanGreece: 1.33 children per womanGuatemala: 2.31 children per womanGuinea-Bissau: 3.84 children per womanGuyana: 2.41 children per womanHong Kong: 0.72 children per womanHonduras: 2.5 children per womanCroatia: 1.47 children per womanHaiti: 2.66 children per womanHungary: 1.49 children per womanIndonesia: 2.13 children per womanIreland: 1.6 children per womanIsrael: 2.83 children per womanIsle of Man: 1.55 children per womanIndia: 1.98 children per womanIraq: 3.25 children per womanIran: 1.7 children per womanIceland: 1.54 children per womanItaly: 1.2 children per womanJamaica: 1.36 children per womanJordan: 2.64 children per womanJapan: 1.21 children per womanKenya: 3.21 children per womanKyrgyzstan: 2.8 children per womanCambodia: 2.58 children per womanKiribati: 3.15 children per womanNorth Korea: 1.78 children per womanSouth Korea: 0.72 children per womanKuwait: 1.52 children per womanCayman Islands: 1.53 children per womanKazakhstan: 3.01 children per womanLaos: 2.42 children per womanLebanon: 2.24 children per womanSri Lanka: 1.97 children per womanLiberia: 3.95 children per womanLesotho: 2.69 children per womanLithuania: 1.2 children per womanLuxembourg: 1.4 children per womanLatvia: 1.34 children per womanLibya: 2.35 children per womanMorocco: 2.23 children per womanMoldova: 1.73 children per womanMontenegro: 1.8 children per womanMadagascar: 3.97 children per womanNorth Macedonia: 1.46 children per womanMali: 5.61 children per womanMyanmar: 2.12 children per womanMongolia: 2.69 children per womanMauritania: 4.7 children per womanMauritius: 1.24 children per womanMalawi: 3.65 children per womanMexico: 1.91 children per womanMalaysia: 1.55 children per womanMozambique: 4.76 children per womanNamibia: 3.21 children per womanNew Caledonia: 1.98 children per womanNiger: 6.06 children per womanNigeria: 4.48 children per womanNicaragua: 2.22 children per womanNetherlands: 1.43 children per womanNorway: 1.4 children per womanNepal: 1.98 children per womanNew Zealand: 1.67 children per womanOman: 2.53 children per womanPanama: 2.12 children per womanPeru: 1.98 children per womanFrench Polynesia: 1.5 children per womanPapua New Guinea: 3.1 children per womanPhilippines: 1.92 children per womanPakistan: 3.61 children per womanPoland: 1.3 children per womanPuerto Rico: 0.94 children per womanPalestine: 3.31 children per womanPortugal: 1.51 children per womanPalau: 1.91 children per womanParaguay: 2.42 children per womanQatar: 1.73 children per womanRomania: 1.71 children per womanSerbia: 1.5 children per womanRussia: 1.45 children per womanRwanda: 3.7 children per womanSaudi Arabia: 2.28 children per womanSolomon Islands: 3.56 children per womanSudan: 4.32 children per womanSweden: 1.43 children per womanSingapore: 0.94 children per womanSlovenia: 1.58 children per womanSlovakia: 1.56 children per womanSierra Leone: 3.79 children per womanSenegal: 3.82 children per womanSomalia: 6.13 children per womanSuriname: 2.25 children per womanSouth Sudan: 3.86 children per womanEl Salvador: 1.78 children per womanSyria: 2.71 children per womanEswatini: 2.75 children per womanChad: 6.12 children per womanTogo: 4.19 children per womanThailand: 1.21 children per womanTajikistan: 3.07 children per womanTimor-Leste: 2.71 children per womanTurkmenistan: 2.69 children per womanTunisia: 1.83 children per womanTürkiye: 1.63 children per womanTrinidad and Tobago: 1.53 children per womanTaiwan: 0.87 children per womanTanzania: 4.61 children per womanUkraine: 0.98 children per womanUganda: 4.28 children per womanUnited States: 1.62 children per womanUruguay: 1.41 children per womanUzbekistan: 3.5 children per womanVenezuela: 2.08 children per womanVietnam: 1.91 children per womanVanuatu: 3.6 children per womanSamoa: 3.83 children per womanYemen: 4.59 children per womanSouth Africa: 2.22 children per womanZambia: 4.1 children per womanZimbabwe: 3.72 children per woman
  • Under 1.4
  • 1.4 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2
  • 2 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 3.8
  • 3.8 and over
  • No data
Total fertility rate, 2023, children per woman. 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 fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). 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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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR), Total fertility rate, 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/fertility-rate/western-sahara. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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What is the fertility rate in Western Sahara?

Total fertility rate in Western Sahara was 2.16 children per woman in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.03 from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fertility rate in Western Sahara?

6.53 children per woman in 1966, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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