India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre

India
17.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9311 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

India currently reports 17.58 units per square kilometre against 0.9311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.65 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 18.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

India ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.91 units per square kilometre 0.2205 units per square kilometre 2.69 units per square kilometre India
1970s 3.89 units per square kilometre 0.2808 units per square kilometre 3.61 units per square kilometre India
1980s 5.26 units per square kilometre 0.3749 units per square kilometre 4.89 units per square kilometre India
1990s 7.05 units per square kilometre 0.471 units per square kilometre 6.58 units per square kilometre India
2000s 9.54 units per square kilometre 0.6009 units per square kilometre 8.94 units per square kilometre India
2010s 12.93 units per square kilometre 0.721 units per square kilometre 12.21 units per square kilometre India
2020s 16.7 units per square kilometre 0.885 units per square kilometre 15.81 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, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
India, at 17.58 units per square kilometre against 0.9311 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.65 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre?
India ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 215 countries.
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.