Foum el Oued population

1,844people · latest figure

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · GeoNames

Foum el Oued has a population of 1,844, making it the 15th largest place we list in Western Sahara.

Foum el Oued holds 0.30% of Western Sahara's 610,813 people. Laayoune, the largest place we list there, is 106 times its size.

1,844

population

#15

in Western Sahara

Nearby in size

Place	Region	Population
Tifariti		3,000
Bu Craa		2,519
Haouza		2,400
Dchira		1,745
Jraifia		1,385
Bir Anzarane		1,273

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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 UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.