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
Latest (2023)
2.16 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.53 live births per woman
in 1966
All-time low
2.16 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.01 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.05 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 6.12 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 6.15 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.19 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 6.22 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.24 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.3 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 6.35 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.41 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 6.46 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 6.52 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 6.43 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.37 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 6.32 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.25 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6.22 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 6.2 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 6.18 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.12 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.05 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 5.96 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 5.86 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 5.71 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.6 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.52 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.44 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 5.36 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 5.22 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 5.08 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.94 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 4.81 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.69 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.54 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.4 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.27 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.15 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.05 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.94 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.83 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.72 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.61 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.49 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.34 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.19 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.07 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.96 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.89 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.83 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.72 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.67 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.63 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.55 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.46 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.42 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.32 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.28 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.25 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.22 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.1% |
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
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 5.00 million hectares (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 9.13 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.99 years (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.35 Degrees celsius (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
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.