Western Sahara

Net migration rate in Western Sahara

Net migration rate in Western Sahara: 74.2 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
9.7 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−64.6 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
26 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
0.6 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in Western SaharaNet migration rate in Western Sahara: 74.2 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -23.3 per 1,000 people and 45.7 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -23.3 per 1,000 people and 45.7 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 182.9 per 1,000 people in 1976, the lowest -279 per 1,000 people in 1975.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearWestern Sahara
20239.7
20229.9
20216.3
20206.4
201912.1
201812.7
201713.4
201614.1
201514.9
201415.7
201322.5
201222.7
201122.5
201022.2
200921.8
200821.4
200723.3
200625.5
200524.8
200426
200327.1
200228.3
200129.6
200031
199931.1
199832.7
199734.5
199636.4
199530.7
19945.9
19936.1
19926.2
19916.4
19906.6
19896.8
19887.1
19877.3
19867.6
19857.8
19848.1
19838.5
198218.3
198135.6
198062.6
1979112.3
1978129.8
1977152.3
1976182.9
1975-279
1974-43.5
1973-29.8
1972-27.1
1971-26.5
1970173.2
196964.2
196870.5
196773.6
196636.5
196537.8
196439.5
196341.2
196242.8
196144.9
196046.7
195948.9
195851.3
195753.3
195656
195558.9
195461.7
195364.4
195267.5
195171.1
195074.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearWestern Sahara
20249.10.9–18.1
20258.4-4–21.2
20267.7-7.3–22.8
20277.3-9.1–25
20287.1-11.9–27.2
20296.8-12.4–27.8
20307-14.1–29.6
20316.3-16.2–29.7
20326.3-17.6–31.9
20335.8-19.5–31.9
20345.1-20.9–32
20355.3-21.4–32.9
20364.9-20.9–33.5
20374.5-22.2–32.3
20384.5-22.7–32.7
20394.3-23.4–32.6
20404.2-24–32.6
20414.3-25.7–35.3
20424.1-26.2–36.7
20433.7-26.7–35.1
20443.5-28.9–54.9
20453.3-28.4–55.1
20463-29.7–51.4
20472.9-28.5–49.5
20482.4-27.4–38.9
20492.9-27.5–55.2
20502.8-28–55
20512.7-27.6–54
20522.9-27.8–55.1
20532.8-28–55.2
20542.8-27.2–53
20552.5-26.8–49.7
20562.3-27.5–40.7
20572.4-27.7–40.1
20582.1-28.4–40.1
20591.8-28.2–40.1
20602-26.6–39.6
20612.3-27.9–42.4
20622.1-28–42.5
20632-28.1–41.9
20642-29–41.7
20652.1-28.5–43.5
20661.8-27.8–41.9
20671.9-25.9–39.7
20681.5-26.1–40.7
20691.3-25.9–43.2
20701.7-24.9–43.4
20711.1-26.1–42.5
20721.4-26–43.9
20731.8-24.9–43.1
20741.5-25.8–43.5
20751.5-25.9–42
20761.5-26.5–44.7
20771.3-27.4–42.3
20781.9-26.8–42.8
20791.4-26.2–43.8
20801.3-26–42.5
20811.2-26.5–42.1
20821.2-25.6–42
20831-23.7–42.2
20840.9-24.4–41
20850.8-23.9–44.2
20861.2-24–45.1
20870.8-25.2–48.7
20881-24.8–47.6
20890.6-23.8–47.4
20900.7-23–45.6
20910.7-22.1–46.5
20920.6-22.4–48.3
20930.4-22.9–64.2
20940.5-24.6–54
20950.5-23.4–54.4
20960.8-24.2–43.7
20970.7-22.9–42.9
20980.5-24.1–54.5
20990.7-23.6–42.3
21000.6-23.3–45.7

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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