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Who moves to Western Sahara

5.4K people have chosen Western Sahara for relocation — #206 most popular destination worldwide

#206 worldwide#56 in Africa

Considering a move to Western Sahara? — See where people come from, regional patterns, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where immigrants come from

The top 3 countries account for 75% of all immigrants

Largest source
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Senegal

1.9K

35.2% of all immigrants

2🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau1.1K20.2%
3🇬🇳Guinea1K19.2%
4🇲🇷Mauritania58710.9%
5🇲🇱Mali4047.5%
6🇫🇷France2905.4%
7🇩🇿Algeria831.5%
CountryImmigrants
Senegal1899
Guinea-Bissau1091
Guinea1036
Mauritania587
Mali404
France290
Algeria83

By region of origin

Africa is the leading region of origin at 95%

Africa94.6%

5.1K

Europe5.4%

290

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about immigration in Western Sahara.

Senegal is the leading source of immigration by a wide margin

Senegal accounts for 35% of all immigrants, far ahead of the second-largest source at just 20%.

How immigration changed over time

Total immigrant population by year

Historical trend
Immigrants
YearImmigrants
19902580
19952865
20003157
20053734
20104312
20154967
20205195
20245390

Top sources over time

Immigration from the 5 largest source countries

🇸🇳 Senegal🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇬🇳 Guinea🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇱 Mali
YearSenegalGuinea-BissauGuineaMauritaniaMali
1990905523495282194
19951006581550313215
20001108640606345237
20051311757717408280
20101514874828471324
201517451007954542373
202018311052998566389
2024189910911036587404

Fastest-changing origins

How immigration from each country has changed since the selected year

🇸🇳Senegal+4%
🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau+4%
🇬🇳Guinea+4%
🇲🇷Mauritania+4%
🇲🇱Mali+4%
🇫🇷France+4%
🇩🇿Algeria+4%

Western Sahara as a destination, by diaspora

Share of each country's emigrants who settled in Western Sahara

🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau1%1.1K
🇲🇷Mauritania1%587
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