| People | Western Sahara |
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Population:
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405,210
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 81% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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2 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.9% (male 92,428/female 89,570)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male 105,191/female 108,803)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 3,881/female 5,337) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 17.3 years
male: 16.8 years
female: 17.8 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.829% NA (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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39.54 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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11.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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void |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 69.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 69.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 69.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 54.32 years
male: 52 years
female: 56.73 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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NA 5.61 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)
adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian |
Ethnic groups:
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Arab, Berber |
Religions:
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Muslim |
Languages:
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Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
Literacy:
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NA |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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void |
People - note:
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void |
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