Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 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 is 3.55 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 peaked at 3.55 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7927 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 14th 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7927 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8154 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.839 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8638 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8898 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9172 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9461 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9756 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 | 0.8939 units per square kilometre | 0.7927 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
- 11 Malta 37.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Naoero 36.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7927 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 05-09, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.