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

Africa Western and Central
1.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
33.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
India rank
36th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 33.48 units per square kilometre against 1.67 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 31.81 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 20.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and India ranks 36th 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 0.4044 units per square kilometre 5.81 units per square kilometre 5.4 units per square kilometre India
1970s 0.4968 units per square kilometre 7.79 units per square kilometre 7.29 units per square kilometre India
1980s 0.6415 units per square kilometre 10.26 units per square kilometre 9.62 units per square kilometre India
1990s 0.8153 units per square kilometre 13.39 units per square kilometre 12.57 units per square kilometre India
2000s 1.04 units per square kilometre 17.9 units per square kilometre 16.86 units per square kilometre India
2010s 1.34 units per square kilometre 24.33 units per square kilometre 22.99 units per square kilometre India
2020s 1.6 units per square kilometre 31.75 units per square kilometre 30.15 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, total, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or India?
India, at 33.48 units per square kilometre against 1.67 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and India?
31.81 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, total, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and India ranks 36th 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.