Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
54.49 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
26th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom
0204060196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 54.49 units per square kilometre against 3.01 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 51.48 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 18.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3977 units per square kilometre 27.49 units per square kilometre 27.1 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.5584 units per square kilometre 32.47 units per square kilometre 31.91 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.7864 units per square kilometre 35.64 units per square kilometre 34.86 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 1.12 units per square kilometre 38.21 units per square kilometre 37.09 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 1.58 units per square kilometre 39.85 units per square kilometre 38.26 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 2.24 units per square kilometre 46.99 units per square kilometre 44.75 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 2.86 units per square kilometre 52.64 units per square kilometre 49.78 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 54.49 units per square kilometre against 3.01 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
51.48 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and United Kingdom 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
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.