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
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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

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.