Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India
India: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre was 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India is 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 thousands per square kilometre, in 1970.
India ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | thousands per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0066 thousands per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0068 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.007 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 thousands per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 thousands per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 thousands per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.008 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.009 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.01 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0105 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.011 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0122 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0133 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.015 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0155 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0164 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0198 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0204 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.021 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0216 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0229 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 thousands per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0249 thousands per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0261 thousands per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0272 thousands per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0284 thousands per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 thousands per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0308 thousands per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0314 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0077 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0066 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0088 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 thousands per square kilometre | 0.009 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0113 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0132 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0116 thousands per square kilometre | 0.015 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0155 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0198 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0204 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0284 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0297 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0339 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 36 Palestine 0.0334 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 37 Isle of Man 0.0332 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 39 Denmark 0.0303 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0297 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 41 Czechia 0.0286 thousands per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in India was 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0328 thousands per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 thousands per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does India rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) 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 aged 65 years or older (thousands) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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 aged 65 years or older (thousands) 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.