Population growth rate: Western Sahara
1.882% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.882 |
| 2022 | 1.947 |
| 2021 | 1.641 |
| 2020 | 1.701 |
| 2019 | 2.323 |
| 2018 | 2.436 |
| 2017 | 2.549 |
| 2016 | 2.665 |
| 2015 | 2.785 |
| 2014 | 2.909 |
| 2013 | 3.622 |
| 2012 | 3.678 |
| 2011 | 3.686 |
| 2010 | 3.68 |
| 2009 | 3.657 |
| 2008 | 3.632 |
| 2007 | 3.842 |
| 2006 | 4.066 |
| 2005 | 4.005 |
| 2004 | 4.139 |
| 2003 | 4.284 |
| 2002 | 4.453 |
| 2001 | 4.652 |
| 2000 | 4.864 |
| 1999 | 4.914 |
| 1998 | 5.12 |
| 1997 | 5.328 |
| 1996 | 5.565 |
| 1995 | 5.054 |
| 1994 | 2.677 |
| 1993 | 2.791 |
| 1992 | 2.927 |
| 1991 | 3.069 |
| 1990 | 3.245 |
| 1989 | 3.114 |
| 1988 | 3.334 |
| 1987 | 3.344 |
| 1986 | 3.548 |
| 1985 | 3.708 |
| 1984 | 3.827 |
| 1983 | 3.94 |
| 1982 | 4.959 |
| 1981 | 6.702 |
| 1980 | 8.987 |
| 1979 | 13.59 |
| 1978 | 15.364 |
| 1977 | 16.925 |
| 1976 | 19.807 |
| 1975 | -26.364 |
| 1974 | -2.148 |
| 1973 | -0.894 |
| 1972 | -0.656 |
| 1971 | -0.545 |
| 1970 | 20.165 |
| 1969 | 9.338 |
| 1968 | 9.954 |
| 1967 | 10.186 |
| 1966 | 6.567 |
| 1965 | 6.719 |
| 1964 | 6.946 |
| 1963 | 7.133 |
| 1962 | 7.333 |
| 1961 | 7.554 |
| 1960 | 7.667 |
| 1959 | 7.869 |
| 1958 | 8.053 |
| 1957 | 8.134 |
| 1956 | 8.436 |
| 1955 | 8.591 |
| 1954 | 8.709 |
| 1953 | 8.952 |
| 1952 | 8.696 |
| 1951 | 9.229 |
| 1950 | 9.096 |