Africa Eastern and Southern vs Portugal: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
1.66 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
27.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
40th
Portugal rank
42nd

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 27.84 units per square kilometre against 1.66 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 26.18 units per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 16.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3947 units per square kilometre 8.35 units per square kilometre 7.95 units per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.5209 units per square kilometre 10.17 units per square kilometre 9.65 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.7152 units per square kilometre 13.12 units per square kilometre 12.41 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.8829 units per square kilometre 16.24 units per square kilometre 15.36 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.11 units per square kilometre 19.62 units per square kilometre 18.52 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1.27 units per square kilometre 23.13 units per square kilometre 21.86 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 1.57 units per square kilometre 26.72 units per square kilometre 25.14 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Portugal?
Portugal, at 27.84 units per square kilometre against 1.66 units per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Portugal?
26.18 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Portugal rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, 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, total 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.