IDA blend vs Republic of Korea: Age dependency ratio, old
IDA blend
6.4%
in 2025
Republic of Korea
29.3%
in 2025
IDA blend rank
39th
Republic of Korea rank
41st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- IDA blend
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 29.3% against 6.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 4.6 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 39th and Republic of Korea ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.2% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 8.1% | 1.9% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 12.3% | 6.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 17.6% | 11.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 25.4% | 19.2% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, IDA blend or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 29.3% against 6.4% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between IDA blend and Republic of Korea?
- 22.9%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Republic of Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Republic of Korea rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- IDA blend ranks 39th and Republic of Korea ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- 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.