# Population in Western Sahara

Population in Western Sahara was 579,729 in 2023 (estimated). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `eh`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.
- Note: The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July) (https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/un-population-division
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/western-sahara
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=eh

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 579,729 (estimated) |
| 2022 | 568,738 (estimated) |
| 2021 | 558,619 (estimated) |
| 2020 | 549,365 (estimated) |
| 2019 | 538,440 (estimated) |
| 2018 | 525,782 (estimated) |
| 2017 | 512,843 (estimated) |
| 2016 | 499,651 (estimated) |
| 2015 | 486,222 (estimated) |
| 2014 | 472,579 (estimated) |
| 2013 | 457,424 (estimated) |
| 2012 | 441,031 (estimated) |
| 2011 | 425,087 (estimated) |
| 2010 | 409,716 (estimated) |
| 2009 | 394,957 (estimated) |
| 2008 | 380,822 (estimated) |
| 2007 | 366,861 (estimated) |
| 2006 | 352,647 (estimated) |
| 2005 | 338,699 (estimated) |
| 2004 | 325,190 (estimated) |
| 2003 | 311,784 (estimated) |
| 2002 | 298,464 (estimated) |
| 2001 | 285,188 (estimated) |
| 2000 | 271,943 (estimated) |
| 1999 | 258,969 (estimated) |
| 1998 | 246,304 (estimated) |
| 1997 | 233,773 (estimated) |
| 1996 | 221,387 (estimated) |
| 1995 | 209,924 (estimated) |
| 1994 | 201,918 (estimated) |
| 1993 | 196,474 (estimated) |
| 1992 | 190,938 (estimated) |
| 1991 | 185,300 (estimated) |
| 1990 | 179,544 (estimated) |
| 1989 | 173,923 (estimated) |
| 1988 | 168,408 (estimated) |
| 1987 | 162,878 (estimated) |
| 1986 | 157,364 (estimated) |
| 1985 | 151,760 (estimated) |
| 1984 | 146,150 (estimated) |
| 1983 | 140,584 (estimated) |
| 1982 | 134,481 (estimated) |
| 1981 | 126,896 (estimated) |
| 1980 | 117,374 (estimated) |
| 1979 | 104,982 (estimated) |
| 1978 | 90,890 (estimated) |
| 1977 | 77,388 (estimated) |
| 1976 | 64,489 (estimated) |
| 1975 | 66,890 (estimated) |
| 1974 | 76,478 (estimated) |
| 1973 | 77,646 (estimated) |
| 1972 | 78,250 (estimated) |
| 1971 | 78,720 (estimated) |
| 1970 | 71,728 (estimated) |
| 1969 | 61,644 (estimated) |
| 1968 | 55,984 (estimated) |
| 1967 | 50,624 (estimated) |
| 1966 | 46,521 (estimated) |
| 1965 | 43,532 (estimated) |
| 1964 | 40,658 (estimated) |
| 1963 | 37,896 (estimated) |
| 1962 | 35,253 (estimated) |
| 1961 | 32,725 (estimated) |
| 1960 | 30,328 (estimated) |
| 1959 | 28,062 (estimated) |
| 1958 | 25,916 (estimated) |
| 1957 | 23,901 (estimated) |
| 1956 | 22,003 (estimated) |
| 1955 | 20,208 (estimated) |
| 1954 | 18,534 (estimated) |
| 1953 | 16,968 (estimated) |
| 1952 | 15,534 (estimated) |
| 1951 | 14,204 (estimated) |
| 1950 | 12,960 (estimated) |