Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre was 0.8571 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8571 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
137th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.8571 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3077 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8571 units per square kilometre for population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.8571 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3077 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 137th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3077 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3116 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3155 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3185 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3202 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3205 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3194 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3175 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3163 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3161 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3168 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3184 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3206 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3227 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3246 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3262 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3277 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3293 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3314 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3341 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3376 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3417 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3463 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3508 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3551 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3592 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3632 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3672 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3716 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3765 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3817 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3874 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3958 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.404 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4104 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4189 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4292 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4408 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4528 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.465 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4775 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.49 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5031 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.518 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5354 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5541 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5739 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5952 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6167 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6372 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6556 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6667 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6726 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.677 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.681 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6877 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7012 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7204 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7427 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7681 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7946 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8241 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8571 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3164 units per square kilometre | 0.3077 units per square kilometre | 0.3205 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3234 units per square kilometre | 0.3161 units per square kilometre | 0.3314 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3527 units per square kilometre | 0.3341 units per square kilometre | 0.3716 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4097 units per square kilometre | 0.3765 units per square kilometre | 0.4528 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5329 units per square kilometre | 0.465 units per square kilometre | 0.6167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6842 units per square kilometre | 0.6372 units per square kilometre | 0.7427 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.811 units per square kilometre | 0.7681 units per square kilometre | 0.8571 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 134 Samoa 0.9194 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Colombia 0.9121 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Sierra Leone 0.8833 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8543 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Iraq 0.804 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Bahamas 0.801 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.8571 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8571 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3077 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, 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.