Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0338 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.0338 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0338 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 units per person, in 1967.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0299 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0295 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0294 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0293 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0292 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0291 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0291 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0293 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0293 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0293 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0294 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0295 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0296 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0299 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0299 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.03 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0299 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0298 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0298 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0298 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0297 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0297 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0296 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0295 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0295 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0295 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0296 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0298 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.03 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0302 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0304 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0307 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0316 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0319 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0325 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0329 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0333 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0338 units per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0294 units per person | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0296 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0298 units per person | 0.0297 units per person | 0.03 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0297 units per person | 0.0297 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0297 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0327 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 0.0338 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 34 Switzerland 0.2043 units per person compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 0.2033 units per person compare
- 36 Canada 0.2026 units per person compare
- 37 Romania 0.2014 units per person compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.197 units per person compare
- 39 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.1965 units per person compare
- 40 Norway 0.1908 units per person compare
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
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- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0338 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 units per person in 1967.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.