What is the highest population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.2592 units per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.

Is population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre was 0.2592 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2592 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 4.1%

Rank

35th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.2592 units per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0576 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.2592 units per square kilometre for population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.2592 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0576 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 43 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 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0576 units per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0589 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1963	0.0604 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1964	0.062 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1965	0.0636 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1966	0.0653 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1967	0.067 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1968	0.0688 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1969	0.0706 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1970	0.0725 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1971	0.0743 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1972	0.076 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1973	0.0779 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1974	0.0799 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1975	0.082 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1976	0.0843 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1977	0.0866 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1978	0.0892 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1979	0.0919 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
1980	0.0945 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1981	0.0972 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1982	0.1002 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
1983	0.1033 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1984	0.1064 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1985	0.1095 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1986	0.1127 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1987	0.1161 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
1988	0.1193 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1989	0.1225 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1990	0.1258 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1991	0.129 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1992	0.1321 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1993	0.1281 units per square kilometre	-3.0%
1994	0.1306 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1995	0.1332 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1996	0.1364 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1997	0.14 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1998	0.1441 units per square kilometre	+3.0%
1999	0.1487 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2000	0.1535 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2001	0.1584 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2002	0.163 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
2003	0.1673 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2004	0.1701 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
2005	0.1738 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
2006	0.1775 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
2007	0.1815 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
2008	0.1857 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
2009	0.1901 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
2010	0.1948 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
2011	0.1996 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
2012	0.183 units per square kilometre	-8.3%
2013	0.1876 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
2014	0.1925 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2015	0.1977 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
2016	0.2035 units per square kilometre	+2.9%
2017	0.2098 units per square kilometre	+3.1%
2018	0.2166 units per square kilometre	+3.2%
2019	0.224 units per square kilometre	+3.4%
2020	0.2318 units per square kilometre	+3.5%
2021	0.2399 units per square kilometre	+3.5%
2022	0.2489 units per square kilometre	+3.7%
2023	0.2592 units per square kilometre	+4.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0638 units per square kilometre	0.0576 units per square kilometre	0.0706 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0815 units per square kilometre	0.0725 units per square kilometre	0.0919 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.1082 units per square kilometre	0.0945 units per square kilometre	0.1225 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.1348 units per square kilometre	0.1258 units per square kilometre	0.1487 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.1721 units per square kilometre	0.1535 units per square kilometre	0.1901 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2009 units per square kilometre	0.183 units per square kilometre	0.224 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2449 units per square kilometre	0.2318 units per square kilometre	0.2592 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

32 Switzerland 5.41 units per square kilometre compare
33 Trinidad and Tobago 5.26 units per square kilometre compare
34 Grenada 4.96 units per square kilometre compare
35 Luxembourg 4.94 units per square kilometre compare
36 Palestine, State of 4.93 units per square kilometre compare
37 India 4.88 units per square kilometre compare
38 Czechia 4.42 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 259 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.2592 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.2592 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
Is population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 70-74, female 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 70-74, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 259 places, 15,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population ages 70-74, female 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.