Net migration in Western Sahara
Net migration in Western Sahara was 5,606 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022.
Net migration in Western Sahara, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | persons |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,606 Estimated |
| 2022 | 5,606 Estimated |
| 2021 | 3,496 Estimated |
| 2020 | 3,496 Estimated |
| 2019 | 6,528 Estimated |
| 2018 | 6,695 Estimated |
| 2017 | 6,865 Estimated |
| 2016 | 7,053 Estimated |
| 2015 | 7,235 Estimated |
| 2014 | 7,407 Estimated |
| 2013 | 10,287 Estimated |
| 2012 | 10,011 Estimated |
| 2011 | 9,556 Estimated |
| 2010 | 9,086 Estimated |
| 2009 | 8,597 Estimated |
| 2008 | 8,145 Estimated |
| 2007 | 8,560 Estimated |
| 2006 | 8,980 Estimated |
| 2005 | 8,389 Estimated |
| 2004 | 8,437 Estimated |
| 2003 | 8,439 Estimated |
| 2002 | 8,439 Estimated |
| 2001 | 8,437 Estimated |
| 2000 | 8,439 Estimated |
| 1999 | 8,062 Estimated |
| 1998 | 8,062 Estimated |
| 1997 | 8,062 Estimated |
| 1996 | 8,062 Estimated |
| 1995 | 6,444 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,187 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,190 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,190 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,190 Estimated |
| 1988 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1987 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1986 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1985 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1982 | 2,462 Estimated |
| 1981 | 4,521 Estimated |
| 1980 | 7,343 Estimated |
| 1979 | 11,793 Estimated |
| 1978 | 11,793 Estimated |
| 1977 | 11,784 Estimated |
| 1976 | 11,794 Estimated |
| 1975 | -18,665 Estimated |
| 1974 | -3,329 Estimated |
| 1973 | -2,314 Estimated |
| 1972 | -2,123 Estimated |
| 1971 | -2,089 Estimated |
| 1970 | 12,426 Estimated |
| 1969 | 3,959 Estimated |
| 1968 | 3,949 Estimated |
| 1967 | 3,725 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,699 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,647 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,605 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,563 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,510 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,469 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,417 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,371 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,330 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,274 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,232 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,191 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,143 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,092 Estimated |
| 1952 | 1,049 Estimated |
| 1951 | 1,010 Estimated |
| 1950 | 962 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Immigrants minus emigrants during the year, citizens and noncitizens together. A negative value means more people left than arrived.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations). 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.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations) (Net migration, 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. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations), Net migration, 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/net-migration/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. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations). Net migration, 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/net-migration/western-sahara.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations), Net migration, 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/net-migration/western-sahara (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_net_migration_western_sahara_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations): Net migration, 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/net-migration/western-sahara. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations). 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.},
}
RIS
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What is the net migration in Western Sahara?
Net migration in Western Sahara was 5,606 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Net number of migrants during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (NetMigrations). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest net migration in Western Sahara?
12,426 in 1970, the highest value since 1950 in this series.