What is the highest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1969.

What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2020.

How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 70-74, female, per capita?

Africa Western and Central ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is population ages 70-74, female, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 70-74, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central

Name: Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Africa Western and Central: Population ages 70-74, female, per capita was 0.0046 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0046 units per person

Change on year

up 1.1%

Rank

43rd

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.0054 units per person

in 1969

All-time low

0.0045 units per person

in 2020

Years of data

1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central is 0.0046 units per person, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0054 units per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 units per person, in 2020.

That places Africa Western and Central 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.0053 units per person	—
1961	0.0053 units per person	+0.2%
1962	0.0053 units per person	+0.4%
1963	0.0053 units per person	+0.4%
1964	0.0054 units per person	+0.4%
1965	0.0054 units per person	+0.4%
1966	0.0054 units per person	+0.4%
1967	0.0054 units per person	+0.3%
1968	0.0054 units per person	+0.2%
1969	0.0054 units per person	+0.0%
1970	0.0054 units per person	-0.4%
1971	0.0054 units per person	-0.8%
1972	0.0053 units per person	-1.1%
1973	0.0053 units per person	-1.0%
1974	0.0052 units per person	-0.8%
1975	0.0052 units per person	-0.6%
1976	0.0052 units per person	-0.4%
1977	0.0052 units per person	-0.1%
1978	0.0052 units per person	+0.0%
1979	0.0052 units per person	+0.0%
1980	0.0052 units per person	-0.2%
1981	0.0051 units per person	-0.4%
1982	0.0051 units per person	-0.3%
1983	0.0051 units per person	-0.2%
1984	0.0051 units per person	-0.1%
1985	0.0051 units per person	-0.2%
1986	0.0051 units per person	-0.1%
1987	0.0051 units per person	-0.1%
1988	0.0051 units per person	-0.1%
1989	0.0051 units per person	-0.1%
1990	0.0051 units per person	-0.2%
1991	0.005 units per person	-0.3%
1992	0.005 units per person	-0.5%
1993	0.005 units per person	-0.5%
1994	0.005 units per person	-0.6%
1995	0.0049 units per person	-0.7%
1996	0.0049 units per person	-0.6%
1997	0.0049 units per person	-0.5%
1998	0.0048 units per person	-0.5%
1999	0.0048 units per person	-0.5%
2000	0.0048 units per person	-0.5%
2001	0.0048 units per person	-0.4%
2002	0.0048 units per person	-0.4%
2003	0.0047 units per person	-0.4%
2004	0.0047 units per person	-0.3%
2005	0.0047 units per person	-0.3%
2006	0.0047 units per person	-0.3%
2007	0.0047 units per person	-0.2%
2008	0.0047 units per person	-0.1%
2009	0.0047 units per person	-0.2%
2010	0.0047 units per person	-0.3%
2011	0.0046 units per person	-0.3%
2012	0.0046 units per person	-0.3%
2013	0.0046 units per person	-0.3%
2014	0.0046 units per person	-0.3%
2015	0.0046 units per person	-0.3%
2016	0.0046 units per person	-0.4%
2017	0.0046 units per person	-0.5%
2018	0.0045 units per person	-0.8%
2019	0.0045 units per person	-0.8%
2020	0.0045 units per person	-0.4%
2021	0.0045 units per person	+0.0%
2022	0.0045 units per person	+0.4%
2023	0.0045 units per person	+0.9%
2024	0.0046 units per person	+1.2%
2025	0.0046 units per person	+1.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0054 units per person	0.0053 units per person	0.0054 units per person	10
1970s	0.0052 units per person	0.0052 units per person	0.0054 units per person	10
1980s	0.0051 units per person	0.0051 units per person	0.0052 units per person	10
1990s	0.0049 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0051 units per person	10
2000s	0.0047 units per person	0.0047 units per person	0.0048 units per person	10
2010s	0.0046 units per person	0.0045 units per person	0.0047 units per person	10
2020s	0.0045 units per person	0.0045 units per person	0.0046 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

40 Barbados 0.0264 units per person compare
41 Belgium 0.0263 units per person compare
42 Netherlands 0.0262 units per person compare
43 Spain 0.0261 units per person compare
44 Denmark 0.0259 units per person compare
45 Malta 0.0258 units per person compare
46 Republic of Korea 0.0257 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.012 units per person (2025)
Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)

All data for Africa Western and Central →

Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central?: Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0046 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1969.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 units per person in 2020.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 70-74, female, per capita?: Africa Western and Central ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is population ages 70-74, female, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 70-74, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 70-74, female 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 70-74, female ÷ Population, total

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Population ages 70-74, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Population ages 70-74, female, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population ages 70-74, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.