| People | Western Sahara |
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Population:
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507,160 (July 2011 est.)
note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries |
Population density:
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2 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 82% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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EL AAIUN (capital) 213,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.9% (male 99,797/female 97,700)
15-64 years: 57.5% (male 143,808/female 147,823)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 7,918/female 10,114) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20.3 years
male: 19.8 years
female: 20.8 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.097% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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32.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 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: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 60.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 65.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 61.13 years
male: 58.94 years
female: 63.41 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.3 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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void |
Physicians density:
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void |
Hospital bed density:
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void |
Drinking water source:
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void |
Sanitation facility access:
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void |
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 |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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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NA |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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