Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre was 0.8612 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.8612 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.8612 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1421 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1508 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1557 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.161 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1665 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1776 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1868 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1906 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.194 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1974 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.206 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2118 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2188 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2269 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2445 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2535 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2625 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2714 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2798 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2876 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2948 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3015 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3077 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3135 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3191 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.325 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3312 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.338 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3456 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.354 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3629 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3726 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3836 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3951 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4077 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4218 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4379 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4556 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4753 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4965 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5179 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5393 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5609 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5821 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6029 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6242 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.646 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.668 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6903 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7131 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7358 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7585 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7809 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8021 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8207 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8356 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8487 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8612 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1616 units per square kilometre | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | 0.1825 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2069 units per square kilometre | 0.1868 units per square kilometre | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2817 units per square kilometre | 0.2445 units per square kilometre | 0.3135 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3527 units per square kilometre | 0.3191 units per square kilometre | 0.3951 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4895 units per square kilometre | 0.4077 units per square kilometre | 0.5821 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7022 units per square kilometre | 0.6029 units per square kilometre | 0.8021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8415 units per square kilometre | 0.8207 units per square kilometre | 0.8612 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 12.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Palestine, State of 11.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Japan 11.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 10.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 India 10.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 10.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Liechtenstein 10.32 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.8612 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8612 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1421 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.