India vs Least developed countries: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

India
33.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
2.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
36th
Least developed countries rank
33rd

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

  • India
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

India currently reports 33.48 units per square kilometre against 2.14 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 31.34 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 15.7 times Least developed countries's.

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

India ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 5.81 units per square kilometre 0.5054 units per square kilometre 5.3 units per square kilometre India
1970s 7.79 units per square kilometre 0.6626 units per square kilometre 7.13 units per square kilometre India
1980s 10.26 units per square kilometre 0.8812 units per square kilometre 9.38 units per square kilometre India
1990s 13.39 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre 12.32 units per square kilometre India
2000s 17.9 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre 16.56 units per square kilometre India
2010s 24.33 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 22.7 units per square kilometre India
2020s 31.75 units per square kilometre 2.03 units per square kilometre 29.72 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, India or Least developed countries?
India, at 33.48 units per square kilometre against 2.14 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between India and Least developed countries?
31.34 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least developed countries?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Least developed countries rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
India ranks 36th and Least developed countries ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
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.