IDA total vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

IDA total
2.89 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
54.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA total rank
29th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

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

  • IDA total
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0204060196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 54.49 units per square kilometre against 2.89 units per square kilometre in IDA total, a difference of 51.6 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 18.8 times IDA total's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 44 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6783 units per square kilometre 27.49 units per square kilometre 26.82 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.8854 units per square kilometre 32.47 units per square kilometre 31.58 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.18 units per square kilometre 35.64 units per square kilometre 34.46 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.45 units per square kilometre 38.21 units per square kilometre 36.77 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.83 units per square kilometre 39.85 units per square kilometre 38.02 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2.24 units per square kilometre 46.99 units per square kilometre 44.75 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 2.75 units per square kilometre 52.64 units per square kilometre 49.89 units per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, IDA total or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 54.49 units per square kilometre against 2.89 units per square kilometre in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between IDA total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
51.6 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do IDA total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
IDA total ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th 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
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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.