Argentina vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Age dependency ratio, old
Argentina
19.0%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
18.6%
in 2025
Argentina rank
77th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
79th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Argentina
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 19.0% against 18.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 77th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th of 218 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 3.5% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 6.0% | 5.3% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 6.1% | 7.2% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 7.6% | 7.3% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 11.8% | 4.0% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 1.8% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.1% | 1.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Argentina or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Argentina, at 19.0% against 18.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Argentina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.4%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Argentina ranks 77th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.