East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
16.09 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
1,079 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Singapore rank
4th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Singapore
02505007501.0k196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1,079 units per square kilometre against 16.09 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1,063 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 67.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 2.18 units per square kilometre 79.02 units per square kilometre 76.83 units per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 2.96 units per square kilometre 133.16 units per square kilometre 130.21 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 4.16 units per square kilometre 207.1 units per square kilometre 202.95 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 5.9 units per square kilometre 303.67 units per square kilometre 297.78 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 8.26 units per square kilometre 435.11 units per square kilometre 426.86 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 11.22 units per square kilometre 688.94 units per square kilometre 677.73 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 15.17 units per square kilometre 981.04 units per square kilometre 965.86 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 1,079 units per square kilometre against 16.09 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
1,063 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 4th 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.