Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 21.61 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.61 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.61 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
4.98 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa is 21.61 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 21.61 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.98 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.98 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.12 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 5.27 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 5.42 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 5.58 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 5.75 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 5.92 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 6.1 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 6.28 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 6.48 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 6.68 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 6.88 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 7.1 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 7.32 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 7.55 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 7.78 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 8.02 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 8.27 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 8.53 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 8.8 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 9.08 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.37 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 9.65 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 9.94 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 10.23 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 10.52 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 10.83 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 11.13 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 11.44 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.74 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 12.05 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 12.36 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 12.03 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 12.33 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 12.64 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 12.99 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.33 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.66 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 13.99 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 14.32 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 14.68 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 15.04 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.42 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.71 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.12 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 16.55 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 17.45 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.91 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.37 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.83 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 17.28 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 17.71 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 18.13 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 18.55 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.96 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 19.36 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.75 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.14 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.52 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.89 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.26 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 21.61 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 units per square kilometre | 4.98 units per square kilometre | 6.28 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.46 units per square kilometre | 6.48 units per square kilometre | 8.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1 units per square kilometre | 8.8 units per square kilometre | 11.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.71 units per square kilometre | 11.74 units per square kilometre | 13.99 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.02 units per square kilometre | 14.32 units per square kilometre | 17.91 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.71 units per square kilometre | 17.28 units per square kilometre | 20.14 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.07 units per square kilometre | 20.52 units per square kilometre | 21.61 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 195.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Comoros 170.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Bermuda 166.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Lebanon 150.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 133.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Israel 125.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 India 121.2 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 21.61 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.61 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, 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.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 0-14, 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.