Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre was 29.38 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.38 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
29.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
6.23 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 29.38 units per square kilometre for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 29.38 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.23 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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 15-64, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.23 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.38 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.52 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 6.66 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 6.82 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 6.97 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 7.14 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 7.31 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 7.48 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 7.67 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 7.85 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 8.04 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 8.25 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 8.46 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 8.69 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 8.92 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 9.15 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.41 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 9.68 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 9.96 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 10.25 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.56 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 10.88 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 11.2 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 11.52 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 11.87 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 12.22 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 12.58 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 12.95 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 13.33 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 13.72 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 14.11 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13.77 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 14.17 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 14.57 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14.96 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.37 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 15.81 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 16.28 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.76 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 17.25 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.76 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 18.28 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.68 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.22 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 19.77 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.34 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 20.94 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 21.56 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.2 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.86 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 21.08 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 21.72 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 22.37 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.05 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 23.75 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.48 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 25.25 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.03 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.84 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 27.67 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 28.52 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 29.38 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.83 units per square kilometre | 6.23 units per square kilometre | 7.48 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.61 units per square kilometre | 7.67 units per square kilometre | 9.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4 units per square kilometre | 9.96 units per square kilometre | 12.95 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.61 units per square kilometre | 13.33 units per square kilometre | 16.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.06 units per square kilometre | 16.76 units per square kilometre | 21.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.28 units per square kilometre | 21.08 units per square kilometre | 26.03 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1 units per square kilometre | 26.84 units per square kilometre | 29.38 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 24 Burundi 277.87 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Israel 272.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Haiti 269.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Comoros 265.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 254.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Belgium 245.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Curaçao 238.51 units per square kilometre compare
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- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % 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, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 29.38 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.38 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- 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 15-64, 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.