Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre was 0.1575 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1575 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
36th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.1575 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0333 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.1575 units per square kilometre for population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1575 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0565 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.062 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0723 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0937 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1067 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1104 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1141 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1161 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1192 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1224 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.129 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1324 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1359 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1523 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | 0.0723 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.081 units per square kilometre | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | 0.1206 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1271 units per square kilometre | 0.1161 units per square kilometre | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1504 units per square kilometre | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | 0.1575 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 33 Luxembourg 3.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Czechia 3.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Grenada 3.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 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, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1575 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1575 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 75-79, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.