What is the highest population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 1.24 units per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2687 units per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.

Is population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 40-44, 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

up 3.5%

Rank

25th

of 43 groups

All-time high

1.24 units per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.2687 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.24 units per square kilometre for population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.24 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2687 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 25th 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 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2687 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2749 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1963	0.2811 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1964	0.2875 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1965	0.2939 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1966	0.3006 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1967	0.3077 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1968	0.3149 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1969	0.3225 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1970	0.3304 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1971	0.3384 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1972	0.3463 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1973	0.3543 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1974	0.3624 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1975	0.3703 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1976	0.3782 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1977	0.3861 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1978	0.3942 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1979	0.4027 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1980	0.4118 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1981	0.4218 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1982	0.4324 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1983	0.4433 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1984	0.4549 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1985	0.4675 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1986	0.4808 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1987	0.494 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1988	0.5063 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1989	0.5185 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1990	0.5321 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1991	0.5464 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1992	0.5617 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1993	0.5501 units per square kilometre	-2.1%
1994	0.5681 units per square kilometre	+3.3%
1995	0.5852 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1996	0.6024 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1997	0.62 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1998	0.6397 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
1999	0.6604 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2000	0.6815 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2001	0.7031 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2002	0.7248 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
2003	0.7456 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
2004	0.7605 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
2005	0.7806 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2006	0.8008 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2007	0.822 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2008	0.8453 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
2009	0.8707 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
2010	0.8977 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
2011	0.926 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
2012	0.8552 units per square kilometre	-7.6%
2013	0.8819 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
2014	0.9097 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2015	0.9394 units per square kilometre	+3.3%
2016	0.9708 units per square kilometre	+3.3%
2017	1 units per square kilometre	+3.4%
2018	1.04 units per square kilometre	+3.6%
2019	1.08 units per square kilometre	+3.7%
2020	1.12 units per square kilometre	+3.7%
2021	1.16 units per square kilometre	+3.7%
2022	1.2 units per square kilometre	+3.6%
2023	1.24 units per square kilometre	+3.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2946 units per square kilometre	0.2687 units per square kilometre	0.3225 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3663 units per square kilometre	0.3304 units per square kilometre	0.4027 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.4631 units per square kilometre	0.4118 units per square kilometre	0.5185 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.5866 units per square kilometre	0.5321 units per square kilometre	0.6604 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.7735 units per square kilometre	0.6815 units per square kilometre	0.8707 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.9505 units per square kilometre	0.8552 units per square kilometre	1.08 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	1.18 units per square kilometre	1.12 units per square kilometre	1.24 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

22 Rwanda 16.1 units per square kilometre compare
23 Netherlands 15.85 units per square kilometre compare
24 India 15.75 units per square kilometre compare
25 Cayman Islands 14.31 units per square kilometre compare
26 British Virgin Islands 14.22 units per square kilometre compare
27 Israel 13.68 units per square kilometre compare
28 Burundi 13.29 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 10-14, male, 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 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.24 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 1.24 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2687 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 40-44, 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 40-44, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Population ages 40-44, 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)

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Indicator: Population ages 40-44, female, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 15,090 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Population ages 40-44, 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.