Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre was 0.6447 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6447 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
173rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6447 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1156 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.6447 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.6447 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1156 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 173rd 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1156 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1185 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1216 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1248 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.128 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1314 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1349 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1494 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1531 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.157 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.161 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1694 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1738 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1791 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1851 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1907 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1961 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2079 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2145 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2213 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2282 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2431 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2509 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2592 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2675 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2762 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2856 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.298 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3098 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3167 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3225 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3293 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3359 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3408 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3451 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.35 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3566 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3656 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3767 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.389 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4015 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4143 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4276 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4416 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4563 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4714 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.487 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5028 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5186 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5358 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5538 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5706 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5864 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6019 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6167 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6307 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6447 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.6447 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9313 units per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.6447 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.07 units per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | 0.1156 units per square kilometre | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1639 units per square kilometre | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | 0.1851 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.219 units per square kilometre | 0.1907 units per square kilometre | 0.2509 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3001 units per square kilometre | 0.2592 units per square kilometre | 0.3359 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3767 units per square kilometre | 0.3408 units per square kilometre | 0.4276 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5124 units per square kilometre | 0.4416 units per square kilometre | 0.5864 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6235 units per square kilometre | 0.6019 units per square kilometre | 0.6447 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 170 Peru 0.7033 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Laos 0.6905 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 New Zealand 0.654 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 0.628 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mozambique 0.5836 units per square kilometre compare
- 176 Uruguay 0.5776 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.6447 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6447 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1156 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 173rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 50-54, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.