Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre was 1.24 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.24 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
34th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.38 units per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.7893 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean is 1.24 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.38 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7893 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7893 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8132 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8373 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8617 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8864 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.911 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9356 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9602 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9841 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8866 units per square kilometre | 0.7893 units per square kilometre | 0.9841 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 units per square kilometre | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 15.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Mauritius 15.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Malawi 15.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guam 13.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 13 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Netherlands 12.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Viet Nam 12.72 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.24 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7893 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, female 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 05-09, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- 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 05-09, female 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.