Population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre was 1 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
33rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2231 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2231 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 33rd 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 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2231 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2283 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2338 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2394 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2454 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2514 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2575 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2637 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2699 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2763 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.283 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2899 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.297 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3045 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3118 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3192 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3262 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3332 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3404 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3477 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3558 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3649 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3741 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3833 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3925 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4018 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4114 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4213 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4428 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4539 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4651 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4525 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4632 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4739 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4856 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4985 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5145 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5316 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5487 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5661 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5839 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6023 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6172 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.637 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6571 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6774 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6979 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7183 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7387 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7596 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6997 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7208 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7434 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7674 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7927 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.819 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8459 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8733 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9021 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9323 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9647 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2458 units per square kilometre | 0.2231 units per square kilometre | 0.2699 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3082 units per square kilometre | 0.2763 units per square kilometre | 0.3404 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3884 units per square kilometre | 0.3477 units per square kilometre | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4782 units per square kilometre | 0.4428 units per square kilometre | 0.5316 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6306 units per square kilometre | 0.5487 units per square kilometre | 0.7183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7761 units per square kilometre | 0.6997 units per square kilometre | 0.8733 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 units per square kilometre | 0.9021 units per square kilometre | 1 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 30 Sri Lanka 11.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Curaçao 11.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Rwanda 11.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Haiti 10.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Viet Nam 10.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 10.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Philippines 10.1 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 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2231 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 45-49, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 45-49, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 45-49, 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 45-49, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 45-49, 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 45-49, 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.