Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre was 0.9309 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9309 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
38th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.9309 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1996 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.9309 units per square kilometre for population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9309 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1996 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 44 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 65 and above, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1996 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2045 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2095 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2147 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.22 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2254 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2428 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.249 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2552 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2615 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2682 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2755 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2829 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2907 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2988 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3078 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3175 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3268 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3363 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.347 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3578 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3686 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3797 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3907 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4024 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4137 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4244 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4351 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4457 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4571 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.444 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4552 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4677 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.481 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4944 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5074 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5209 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.535 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5493 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5641 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5792 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5903 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6058 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6215 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6375 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.654 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6709 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6888 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7078 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6518 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6709 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6904 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7112 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7333 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7574 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7843 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8128 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8413 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8689 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8982 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9309 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2205 units per square kilometre | 0.1996 units per square kilometre | 0.2428 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2807 units per square kilometre | 0.249 units per square kilometre | 0.3175 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3748 units per square kilometre | 0.3268 units per square kilometre | 0.4244 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4709 units per square kilometre | 0.4351 units per square kilometre | 0.5209 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6008 units per square kilometre | 0.535 units per square kilometre | 0.6709 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7209 units per square kilometre | 0.6518 units per square kilometre | 0.8128 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8849 units per square kilometre | 0.8413 units per square kilometre | 0.9309 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 17.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Palestine, State of 17.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Isle of Man 17.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 India 17.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Viet Nam 16.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Czechia 16.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Denmark 16.5 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 and above, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.9309 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9309 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1996 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 and above, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, 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 and above, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- 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 and above, 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.