Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre was 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5891 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
35th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.5891 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1394 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.5891 units per square kilometre for population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1394 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1394 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1428 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1497 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1533 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1568 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1639 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1762 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1808 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1855 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1905 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1956 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2007 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2058 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2112 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2209 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2251 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2303 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2406 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2518 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2579 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2642 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2703 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2761 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2816 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2873 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2798 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2853 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2889 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2933 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2985 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3059 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3224 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3314 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3408 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3495 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3556 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3644 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3733 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3828 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3939 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4061 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.419 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4329 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.401 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4157 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4309 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4462 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.462 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4788 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4967 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5148 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5329 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5512 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5697 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1533 units per square kilometre | 0.1394 units per square kilometre | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1935 units per square kilometre | 0.1719 units per square kilometre | 0.2167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2443 units per square kilometre | 0.2209 units per square kilometre | 0.2703 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2911 units per square kilometre | 0.2761 units per square kilometre | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.362 units per square kilometre | 0.3224 units per square kilometre | 0.4061 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4498 units per square kilometre | 0.401 units per square kilometre | 0.5148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5607 units per square kilometre | 0.5329 units per square kilometre | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Grenada 9.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Luxembourg 9.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guam 9.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 9.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Naoero 9.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 8.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.88 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (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 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 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 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 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 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5891 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1394 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, male 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, male 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.