Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre was 3.55 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3.55 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.55 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7926 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7926 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8152 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8388 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8637 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8897 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9171 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9459 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9754 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.25 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.37 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.5 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.65 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 2 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.21 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.26 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.38 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.44 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.54 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.61 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.99 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.99 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.26 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.32 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.38 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.44 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.49 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.55 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8938 units per square kilometre | 0.7926 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 1.41 units per square kilometre | 1.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 1.9 units per square kilometre | 2.26 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 units per square kilometre | 2.32 units per square kilometre | 2.91 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 2.83 units per square kilometre | 3.32 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 units per square kilometre | 3.38 units per square kilometre | 3.55 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 13 Rwanda 35.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 28.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Comoros 28.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Bermuda 26.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Lebanon 25.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Haiti 22.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Channel Islands 21.42 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 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, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.55 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7926 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.