Africa Western and Central vs India: Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
0.8976 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
17.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
40th
India rank
38th

Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • India
05101520196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 17.58 units per square kilometre against 0.8976 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 16.68 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 19.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and India ranks 38th of 44 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2214 units per square kilometre 2.91 units per square kilometre 2.69 units per square kilometre India
1970s 0.2723 units per square kilometre 3.89 units per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre India
1980s 0.3503 units per square kilometre 5.26 units per square kilometre 4.91 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.4443 units per square kilometre 7.05 units per square kilometre 6.61 units per square kilometre India
2000s 0.5621 units per square kilometre 9.54 units per square kilometre 8.98 units per square kilometre India
2010s 0.7219 units per square kilometre 12.93 units per square kilometre 12.2 units per square kilometre India
2020s 0.86 units per square kilometre 16.7 units per square kilometre 15.84 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or India?
India, at 17.58 units per square kilometre against 0.8976 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and India?
16.68 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and India rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and India ranks 38th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.