Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara is 0.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara peaked at 3.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2023.
That places Western Sahara 104th 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.
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.6% | — |
| 1951 | 2.0% | +22.0% |
| 1952 | 2.2% | +12.8% |
| 1953 | 2.4% | +8.9% |
| 1954 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 2.7% | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -24.4% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +41.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +41.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More health data for Western Sahara
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1818 % change on previous year (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths (2025)
- Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths (2025)
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
- Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Western Sahara was 0.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- How does Western Sahara rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Western Sahara ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.