Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre was 0.6473 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6473 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
33rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.6473 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.15 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.6473 units per square kilometre for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.6473 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.15 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 33rd out of 43 groups 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 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.15 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1534 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.157 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1607 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1645 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1684 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1723 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1807 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1899 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1948 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1999 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2053 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2108 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2162 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2216 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2272 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2329 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2381 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2437 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2502 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2566 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.263 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2696 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2763 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2834 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2905 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2975 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3042 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3105 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3174 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3074 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3142 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3219 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3293 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3361 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3426 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3499 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3578 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3664 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3754 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3841 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3906 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4011 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4125 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4249 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4392 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4548 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4707 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4871 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4516 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4683 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4853 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5026 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5202 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5385 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.557 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5752 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.593 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6104 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6281 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6473 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1648 units per square kilometre | 0.15 units per square kilometre | 0.1807 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2084 units per square kilometre | 0.1852 units per square kilometre | 0.2329 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2669 units per square kilometre | 0.2381 units per square kilometre | 0.2975 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3233 units per square kilometre | 0.3042 units per square kilometre | 0.3499 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4007 units per square kilometre | 0.3578 units per square kilometre | 0.4548 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5056 units per square kilometre | 0.4516 units per square kilometre | 0.5752 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6197 units per square kilometre | 0.593 units per square kilometre | 0.6473 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 30 Liechtenstein 10.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Israel 9.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Germany 9.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
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- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5015 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.6473 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6473 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.