Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 22,512 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Sahara, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 22,512 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Sahara peaked at 37,314 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13,455 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Western Sahara ranks 1st of 241 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,314 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 36,246 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 35,220 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 34,228 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 33,302 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 20,785 per 100,000 people | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 20,117 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 23,770 per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 23,108 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 22,456 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 21,814 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 21,192 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 20,589 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 20,010 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 19,546 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 19,120 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 18,725 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18,355 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 17,996 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 17,670 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17,426 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 17,206 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 13,682 per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 13,455 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 22,660 per 100,000 people | +68.4% |
| 2025 | 22,512 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +68.4% | 13,455 per 100,000 people | 22,660 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | -37.6% | 33,302 per 100,000 people | 20,785 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,655 per 100,000 people | 20,117 per 100,000 people | 37,314 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,502 per 100,000 people | 17,670 per 100,000 people | 21,814 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,824 per 100,000 people | 13,455 per 100,000 people | 22,660 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,469 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Syria 17,632 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Western Sahara
- Red List Index 0.8607 index (2025)
- Change in maximum river flow -89.8% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -88.4% (2024)
- River flow maximum 33.9 m3 per sec (2024)
- River flow minimum 0.5998 m3 per sec (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 0 tonnes (2022)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 0 tonnes (2022)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 5.3% (2024)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 3.1% (2024)
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 4.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Sahara?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Western Sahara was 22,512 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 37,314 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,455 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Western Sahara rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Western Sahara ranks 1st out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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