Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre was 1.66 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.66 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
38th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.66 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3613 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 65 and above, total, 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 1.66 units per square kilometre for population ages 65 and above, total, 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 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.66 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3613 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, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3613 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.37 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.379 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3883 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3979 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4078 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4179 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4286 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4398 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4512 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4626 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4742 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4867 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5001 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.514 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5284 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5435 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5603 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5785 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5956 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6129 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6321 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6515 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6707 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6904 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7102 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7315 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7522 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7716 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.791 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8107 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8313 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8076 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8273 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8482 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8701 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8924 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9146 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9377 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9616 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9864 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.27 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.24 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.51 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3989 units per square kilometre | 0.3613 units per square kilometre | 0.4398 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5099 units per square kilometre | 0.4512 units per square kilometre | 0.5785 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6819 units per square kilometre | 0.5956 units per square kilometre | 0.7716 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8531 units per square kilometre | 0.791 units per square kilometre | 0.9377 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.9616 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 1.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 units per square kilometre | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 35 Isle of Man 33.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 India 33.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 32.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 31.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Denmark 30.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Czechia 28.93 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, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.66 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3613 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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, total, 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, total 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, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total 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, total 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.