Western Sahara: cities by population
Western Sahara has a population of 273,008, with El-Aaiun as its capital. The 26 largest of its 26 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laayoune | 196,331 | |
| 2 | Dakhla | 106,277 | |
| 3 | Boujdour | 42,651 | |
| 4 | El Marsa | 28,848 | |
| 5 | Meharrize | 12,000 | |
| 6 | Tichla | 6,036 | |
| 7 | El Aargub | 5,020 | |
| 8 | Bir Ganduz | 4,625 | |
| 9 | Bir Ghandouz | 4,625 | |
| 10 | Amgala | 4,398 | |
| 11 | Oum Dreyga | 3,146 | |
| 12 | Tifariti | 3,000 | |
| 13 | Bu Craa | 2,519 | |
| 14 | Haouza | 2,400 | |
| 15 | Foum el Oued | 1,844 | |
| 16 | Dchira | 1,745 | |
| 17 | Jraifia | 1,385 | |
| 18 | Bir Anzarane | 1,273 | |
| 19 | Lemsid | 1,161 | |
| 20 | Uad Damran | 1,108 | |
| 21 | Daoura | 1,108 | |
| 22 | Bir Lehlou | 1,000 | |
| 23 | Zug | 833 | |
| 24 | Agti el Ghazi | 635 | |
| 25 | Mijek | 519 | |
| 26 | Hasi Gueleita | 512 |
Twenty years earlier: Western Sahara in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 428,839.