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El-GENINA WEST DARFUR STATE - DATA & INFORMATION
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As at 2022, 1.9 million people lived in West Darfur, equivalent to only 4% of the 48 million countrywide population. 40% of the population of West Darfur were under 18 years old (755,700 aged 0–18), with an additional 215,934 aged 18–24 (UNICEF 2022). The ethnic groups present in the state are Bargo, Dago, Eringa, Fallata, Fur, Howsaa, Mararit, Masalit, Misseriya-Jebel, Moon, Tama, and Zaghawa, but the predominant groups are the Masalit and the Fur (UNICEF 2022; HRW 05/2004).
