Median age in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Median age was 32.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
32.04
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
32.04
in 2023
All-time low
16.54
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 32.04 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Western Sahara peaked at 32.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.54, in 1976.
That places Western Sahara 120th 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.
Median age in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18.28 | — |
| 1951 | 19.31 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 20.08 | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 20.68 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 21.18 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 21.58 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 21.91 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 22.18 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 22.37 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 22.5 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 22.58 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 22.61 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 22.6 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.57 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 22.51 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 22.41 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 22.29 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 22.34 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 22.53 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 22.65 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 20.26 | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 18.15 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 17.39 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 16.8 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 16.62 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 16.66 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 16.54 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.73 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 19.51 | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 20.6 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 21.16 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 21.35 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 21.34 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.18 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 20.91 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 20.56 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 20.16 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 19.77 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 19.43 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 19.14 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 18.89 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 18.73 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.61 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.49 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.43 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 18.75 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 19.41 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 20.07 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 20.67 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 21.23 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 21.77 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.3 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 22.84 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 23.38 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.91 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.45 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.97 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.48 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.97 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 26.45 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.91 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 27.36 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.79 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.2 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 28.61 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.02 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.42 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.81 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.19 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.56 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 30.94 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.33 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.04 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.01 | 18.28 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.51 | 22.29 | 22.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.02 | 16.54 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5 | 19.14 | 21.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.33 | 18.43 | 21.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.15 | 21.77 | 26.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.79 | 26.91 | 30.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5 | 30.94 | 32.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
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 median age in Western Sahara?
- Median age in Western Sahara was 32.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 32.04 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.54 in 1976.
- How does Western Sahara rank for median age?
- Western Sahara ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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