Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +43.7% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 9 Yemen 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Somalia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Central African Republic 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Malawi 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.