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In 2026, Western Sahara's total fertility rate is 2.13 children per woman, above the 2.1 replacement level. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.09 children per woman. About 9 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 14.7 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.00, right at the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children at a mean age of 30.0 years. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.72 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.13 children/woman
Birth rate
14.7 per 1,000 people
Total births
9K
Mean age at birth
30.0 years
Western Sahara's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.5 children per woman in 1966 to 2.13 today, still above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.72 by 2100.