Fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.16 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara stood at 2.16 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara peaked at 6.53 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.16 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Western Sahara 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.01 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2 live births per woman | 5.96 live births per woman | 6.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.35 live births per woman | 4.81 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.12 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 4.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 3.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 98 Nicaragua 2.22 live births per woman compare
- 99 South Africa 2.22 live births per woman compare
- 100 Reunion 2.17 live births per woman compare
- 102 Bangladesh 2.16 live births per woman compare
- 103 Seychelles 2.13 live births per woman compare
- 104 Indonesia 2.13 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- FAO projections of arable land 4,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara was 2.16 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Western Sahara rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Western Sahara ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.