Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre was 0.8384 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.8384 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.8384 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1391 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 28th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1391 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1432 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1684 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1737 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1786 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1829 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1866 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1899 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1931 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1969 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2016 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2074 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2145 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2226 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2314 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2404 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2495 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2586 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2676 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.276 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2837 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2906 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.297 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3027 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.308 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3133 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3187 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3246 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3309 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.338 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3458 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3542 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3633 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3739 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.385 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3973 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4112 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4271 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4447 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4642 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4853 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5067 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5281 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5495 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5705 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5912 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6125 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6342 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6562 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6784 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7006 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7224 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7437 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7643 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7836 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8137 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8261 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8384 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1582 units per square kilometre | 0.1391 units per square kilometre | 0.1786 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2027 units per square kilometre | 0.1829 units per square kilometre | 0.2314 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2774 units per square kilometre | 0.2404 units per square kilometre | 0.308 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3448 units per square kilometre | 0.3133 units per square kilometre | 0.385 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4785 units per square kilometre | 0.3973 units per square kilometre | 0.5705 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6887 units per square kilometre | 0.5912 units per square kilometre | 0.7836 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8196 units per square kilometre | 0.8 units per square kilometre | 0.8384 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 31 Israel 9.89 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.8384 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8384 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1391 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.