What is life expectancy in Western Sahara?

Life expectancy in Western Sahara was 71.39 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Western Sahara?

The highest recorded value was 71.39 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Western Sahara?

The lowest recorded value was 34.93 years in 1950.

How does Western Sahara rank for life expectancy?

Western Sahara ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Western Sahara?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Western Sahara data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Western Sahara

Name: Life expectancy in Western Sahara
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Western Sahara: Life expectancy was 71.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.39 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

160th

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.39 years

in 2023

All-time low

34.93 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Western Sahara, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Western Sahara stood at 71.39 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Western Sahara peaked at 71.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.93 years, in 1950.

Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	36.61 years	34.93 years	38.32 years	10
1960s	40.41 years	38.7 years	42.19 years	10
1970s	40.67 years	35.96 years	44.95 years	10
1980s	47.05 years	39.4 years	52.09 years	10
1990s	59.97 years	57.66 years	62.23 years	10
2000s	64.93 years	62.73 years	67.06 years	10
2010s	69.05 years	67.49 years	70.38 years	10
2020s	71.01 years	70.61 years	71.39 years	4

Countries ranked near Western Sahara

157 Egypt 71.63 years compare
158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare
159 Vanuatu 71.48 years compare
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.23 years compare
162 Moldova 71.2 years compare
163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Western Sahara

Life expectancy at age 15 83.45 years (2100)
Life expectancy vs. health spending 71.39 years (2023)

All data for Western Sahara →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Western Sahara?: Life expectancy in Western Sahara was 71.39 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Western Sahara?: The highest recorded value was 71.39 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Western Sahara?: The lowest recorded value was 34.93 years in 1950.
How does Western Sahara rank for life expectancy?: Western Sahara ranks 160th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Western Sahara?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Sahara data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.