Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre was 0.8373 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8373 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
31st
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.8373 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1849 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 0.8373 units per square kilometre for population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.8373 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1849 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Africa Western and Central ranks 31st of 43 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 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1849 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1962 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2004 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2047 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2093 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2141 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.219 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2239 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2288 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2337 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2386 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2436 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2486 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.259 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2646 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2704 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2765 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2829 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2896 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2959 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3022 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3159 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3231 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3306 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3381 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3453 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3526 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3601 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3677 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3755 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3838 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3918 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.399 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4048 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4097 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4164 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4254 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4359 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4486 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4633 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4778 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4918 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5067 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5226 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5392 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5563 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5747 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5939 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6133 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6329 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6527 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6724 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6924 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7132 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7352 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7584 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7824 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8083 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8373 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2011 units per square kilometre | 0.1849 units per square kilometre | 0.219 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2465 units per square kilometre | 0.2239 units per square kilometre | 0.2704 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3064 units per square kilometre | 0.2765 units per square kilometre | 0.3381 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.379 units per square kilometre | 0.3453 units per square kilometre | 0.4097 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4728 units per square kilometre | 0.4164 units per square kilometre | 0.5392 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6437 units per square kilometre | 0.5563 units per square kilometre | 0.7352 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7966 units per square kilometre | 0.7584 units per square kilometre | 0.8373 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 28 Israel 11.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 10.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 United States Virgin Islands 10.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 British Virgin Islands 10.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Saint Lucia 10.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Viet Nam 9.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.76 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0153 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 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central was 0.8373 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8373 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1849 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.