People

Population: 222,631 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: 2.46% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 46.51 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 18.02 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: -3.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 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 all ages: NA male(s)/female Infant mortality rate: 145.82 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 47.01 years male: 46 years female: 48.34 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.85 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) adjective: Sahrawian, Sahraouian Ethnic divisions: Arab, Berber Religions: Muslim Languages: Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic Literacy: NA