Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre was 0.8833 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8833 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
136th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.8833 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3088 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.8833 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 3.9% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8833 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3088 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 136th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3088 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3154 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3219 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3284 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.335 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3416 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3483 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.355 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3619 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3688 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3824 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3892 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3959 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4026 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4091 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4159 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.423 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4301 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4374 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4447 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.452 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4594 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.467 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4746 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4832 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.493 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5029 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5118 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5281 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5297 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5146 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5083 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5048 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.497 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4982 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.498 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4957 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5028 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5282 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5549 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5734 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5884 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5996 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6083 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6176 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6303 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6467 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6648 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6808 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6955 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7028 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.699 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6987 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7075 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7181 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7357 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7646 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7934 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8198 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8501 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8833 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3351 units per square kilometre | 0.3088 units per square kilometre | 0.3619 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3993 units per square kilometre | 0.3688 units per square kilometre | 0.4301 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4726 units per square kilometre | 0.4374 units per square kilometre | 0.5118 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5074 units per square kilometre | 0.4957 units per square kilometre | 0.5297 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.585 units per square kilometre | 0.5028 units per square kilometre | 0.6467 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7068 units per square kilometre | 0.6648 units per square kilometre | 0.7646 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8366 units per square kilometre | 0.7934 units per square kilometre | 0.8833 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 133 Palau 0.9239 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Samoa 0.9194 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Colombia 0.9121 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Benin 0.8571 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
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.8833 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8833 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3088 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 65-69, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.