Western Sahara People 1997

Population 228,138 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years : NA
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate 2.43% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 46.14 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 17.53 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: NA male(s)/female
under 15 years: NA male(s)/female
15-64 years: NA male(s)/female
65 years and over: NA male(s)/female
total population: NA male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate 142.75 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 47.71 years
male: 46.66 years
female: 49.09 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.8 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)
adjective: Sahrawian, Sahraouian

Ethnic groups Arab, Berber

Religions Muslim

Languages Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Western Sahara on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Western Sahara People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Western Sahara People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.