Age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Age dependency breakdown was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara stood at 9.0%. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara peaked at 9.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1963.
That places Western Sahara 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.1% | — |
| 1951 | 4.8% | -6.0% |
| 1952 | 4.5% | -6.0% |
| 1953 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 3.6% | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +30.7% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +30.7% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 149 Fiji 9.6% compare
- 150 Cambodia 9.3% compare
- 151 Micronesia (country) 9.2% compare
- 153 Brunei 9.0% compare
- 154 Uzbekistan 9.0% compare
- 155 East Timor 8.8% compare
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.35 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Land area in hectares 26.60 million hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 5.00 million hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.99 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara?
- Age dependency breakdown in Western Sahara was 9.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1963.
- How does Western Sahara rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Western Sahara ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).