Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre was 0.6369 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6369 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
36th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.6369 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1489 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.6369 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.6369 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1489 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1489 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1564 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1687 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1731 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1777 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1824 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1874 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1978 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2034 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2094 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2155 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2216 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2277 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2341 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2406 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2525 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2599 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2673 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2749 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2823 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2898 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2978 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3057 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3132 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3203 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3266 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3334 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3095 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3163 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3246 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3323 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3389 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.345 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3522 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3604 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3697 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3804 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3917 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3995 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.413 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4266 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4411 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.457 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4738 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4911 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5093 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4396 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4572 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4752 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4934 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5116 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.53 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5487 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5666 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5839 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6009 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6184 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6369 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.165 units per square kilometre | 0.1489 units per square kilometre | 0.1824 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.213 units per square kilometre | 0.1874 units per square kilometre | 0.2406 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.279 units per square kilometre | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | 0.3132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3299 units per square kilometre | 0.3095 units per square kilometre | 0.3522 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4113 units per square kilometre | 0.3604 units per square kilometre | 0.4738 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5023 units per square kilometre | 0.4396 units per square kilometre | 0.5666 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 units per square kilometre | 0.5839 units per square kilometre | 0.6369 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 9.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tuvalu 9.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Grenada 9.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Viet Nam 9.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guam 9.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Naoero 8.8 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0242 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, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0284 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.6369 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6369 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1489 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, 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.