Age dependency ratio old in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Age dependency ratio old was 9.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio old in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency ratio old in Western Sahara stood at 9.02. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio old in Western Sahara peaked at 9.02 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.46, 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 ratio old in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.08 | — |
| 1951 | 4.78 | -6.0% |
| 1952 | 4.49 | -6.0% |
| 1953 | 4.2 | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 4.03 | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 3.91 | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 3.79 | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 3.67 | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 3.59 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 3.54 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.49 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 3.48 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 3.46 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.46 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.47 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.47 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.48 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.5 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.5 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.47 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 4.54 | +30.7% |
| 1971 | 5.6 | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 5.83 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 6.11 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 6.19 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 6.06 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.91 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.42 | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 4.78 | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 4.33 | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 4.03 | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 3.86 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 3.76 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.7 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.68 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.69 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.72 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.76 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.82 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.91 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.99 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.09 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.29 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.36 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.39 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.38 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.35 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.34 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.33 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.34 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.37 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.41 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.46 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.63 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.73 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.86 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.16 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.33 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.51 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.71 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.92 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.16 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.43 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.71 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.02 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.33 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.66 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.36 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.02 | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age dependency ratio old 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% | 3.47 | 4.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.11 | 3.54 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.48 | 3.46 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.48 | 4.33 | 6.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.79 | 3.68 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 | 3.99 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 | 4.34 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 | 5.33 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 | 8 | 9.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 149 Fiji 9.57 compare
- 150 Cambodia 9.32 compare
- 151 Micronesia (country) 9.23 compare
- 153 Brunei 8.99 compare
- 154 Uzbekistan 8.98 compare
- 155 East Timor 8.83 compare
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 7 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio old in Western Sahara?
- Age dependency ratio old in Western Sahara was 9.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio old recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio old recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 in 1963.
- How does Western Sahara rank for age dependency ratio old?
- Western Sahara ranks 152nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio old 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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