Population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre was 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3189 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.3189 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0738 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.3189 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 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0738 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 38th 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 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0859 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0983 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1067 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1096 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1298 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.14 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1435 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.147 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.157 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1604 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1641 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1594 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.163 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1709 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1746 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1781 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1813 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1843 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1911 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1952 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1983 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2086 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2141 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.22 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2261 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2327 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2216 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2286 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2354 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2423 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2493 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2666 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2974 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.308 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3189 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1676 units per square kilometre | 0.157 units per square kilometre | 0.1813 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2028 units per square kilometre | 0.1843 units per square kilometre | 0.2261 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.245 units per square kilometre | 0.2216 units per square kilometre | 0.2769 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3029 units per square kilometre | 0.2871 units per square kilometre | 0.3189 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 35 Luxembourg 5.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Italy 5.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Switzerland 5.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 4.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Viet Nam 4.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cayman Islands 4.85 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 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, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3189 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0738 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65-69, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, 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.