Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita was 0.002 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, 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 80 and above, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central is 0.002 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.002 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 1960.
Africa Western and Central ranks 44th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.002 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.002 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.002 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 41 Canada 0.0292 units per person compare
- 42 Norway 0.0286 units per person compare
- 43 Gibraltar 0.0277 units per person compare
- 44 Montenegro 0.0269 units per person compare
- 45 Australia 0.0265 units per person compare
- 46 Slovakia 0.026 units per person compare
- 47 Belarus 0.0259 units per person compare
More health data for Africa Western and Central
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0278 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 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0238 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 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0237 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 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female, per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1960.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for population ages 80 and above, female, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 44th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 80 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population ages 80 and above, 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 80 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 80 and above, 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)
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 80 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.