Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre was 0.8446 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8446 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
167th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.8446 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2096 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.8446 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8446 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2096 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 167th out of 216 countries 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 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2096 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2133 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2212 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2255 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2299 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2345 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2392 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2492 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2544 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2597 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2654 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2712 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2768 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.282 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2869 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2916 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2915 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2801 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2529 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2321 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2301 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2354 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2391 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.238 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.24 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2456 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2471 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2487 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2673 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2988 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3242 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3414 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3575 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3741 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3899 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4028 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4002 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3931 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4051 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4226 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4325 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4472 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4673 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4772 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.489 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5087 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5258 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5476 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5727 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5957 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6213 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.645 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6663 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6908 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7174 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7459 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7764 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8012 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8195 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8446 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2261 units per square kilometre | 0.2096 units per square kilometre | 0.2441 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2729 units per square kilometre | 0.2492 units per square kilometre | 0.2916 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2433 units per square kilometre | 0.2301 units per square kilometre | 0.2801 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3252 units per square kilometre | 0.2471 units per square kilometre | 0.4028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4443 units per square kilometre | 0.3931 units per square kilometre | 0.5087 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6329 units per square kilometre | 0.5258 units per square kilometre | 0.7459 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8104 units per square kilometre | 0.7764 units per square kilometre | 0.8446 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 164 Guinea 0.8859 units per square kilometre compare
- 165 Madagascar 0.8651 units per square kilometre compare
- 166 Chile 0.8575 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Sweden 0.8014 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Brazil 0.7932 units per square kilometre compare
- 170 Peru 0.7033 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.8446 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8446 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2096 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 167th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, 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.