Western Sahara Demographics Profile 2009

Population

405,210
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 44.9% (male 92,428/female 89,570)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male 105,191/female 108,803)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 3,881/female 5,337) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 17.3 years
male: 16.8 years
female: 17.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.829% NA (2009 est.)

Birth rate

39.54 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

11.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 81% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 69.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 69.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 69.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 54.32 years
male: 52 years
female: 56.73 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

NA 5.61 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)
adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian

Ethnic groups

Arab, Berber

Religions

Muslim

Languages

Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic

Literacy

NA