Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre was 0.7319 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7319 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
39th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.7319 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1617 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.8196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.7319 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7319 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 39th out of 44 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 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1617 units per square kilometre
1962 0.1655 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1963 0.1694 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1964 0.1736 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1965 0.1779 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1966 0.1823 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1967 0.187 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1968 0.1919 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1969 0.197 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1970 0.2022 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1971 0.2074 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1972 0.2127 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1973 0.2184 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1974 0.2246 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1975 0.231 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1976 0.2376 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1977 0.2447 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1978 0.2525 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1979 0.261 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1980 0.2688 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1981 0.2766 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1982 0.2851 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1983 0.2937 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1984 0.3021 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1985 0.3107 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1986 0.3195 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1987 0.3291 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1988 0.3385 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1989 0.3472 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1990 0.3559 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1991 0.3649 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1992 0.3743 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1993 0.3635 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1994 0.372 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1995 0.3805 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1996 0.3892 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1997 0.398 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1998 0.4072 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1999 0.4167 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2000 0.4267 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2001 0.4371 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2002 0.448 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2003 0.4593 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2004 0.4677 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2005 0.4797 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2006 0.492 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2007 0.5048 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2008 0.5182 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2009 0.5321 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2010 0.5468 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2011 0.5626 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2012 0.5188 units per square kilometre -7.8%
2013 0.5345 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2014 0.5503 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2015 0.5666 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2016 0.5837 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2017 0.6022 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2018 0.623 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2019 0.6449 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2020 0.6655 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2021 0.6853 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2022 0.7073 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2023 0.7319 units per square kilometre +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1785 units per square kilometre 0.1617 units per square kilometre 0.197 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.2292 units per square kilometre 0.2022 units per square kilometre 0.261 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.3071 units per square kilometre 0.2688 units per square kilometre 0.3472 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3822 units per square kilometre 0.3559 units per square kilometre 0.4167 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.4765 units per square kilometre 0.4267 units per square kilometre 0.5321 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5733 units per square kilometre 0.5188 units per square kilometre 0.6449 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.6975 units per square kilometre 0.6655 units per square kilometre 0.7319 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 36 Isle of Man 15.81 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 37 Palestine, State of 14.81 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.46 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 39 Denmark 14.13 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 40 Trinidad and Tobago 13.66 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 41 Andorra 12.94 units per square kilometre compare
  7. 42 Czechia 12.22 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.7319 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.7319 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 65 and above, 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 and above, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population ages 65 and above, 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.