Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre was 0.1545 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1545 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.1545 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0324 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central is 0.1545 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.1545 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Africa Western and Central 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.04 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1055 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.125 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1415 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1485 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1516 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 0.04 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0589 units per square kilometre | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.076 units per square kilometre | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1265 units per square kilometre | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | 0.1415 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1499 units per square kilometre | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | 0.1545 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 36 Isle of Man 3.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Guam 3.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Portugal 3.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 3.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Palestine, State of 3.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 France 2.99 units per square kilometre compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central was 0.1545 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1545 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 75-79, 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 75-79, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 75-79, 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)
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 75-79, 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.