Korea vs Least developed countries: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Korea
29.3%
in 2025
Least developed countries
6.7%
in 2025
Korea rank
41st
Least developed countries rank
38th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Korea
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Korea currently reports 29.3% against 6.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 22.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.4 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 2.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 5.9% | 6.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 6.1% | 11.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 6.5% | 18.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Korea or Least developed countries?
- Korea, at 29.3% against 6.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Korea and Least developed countries?
- 22.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Least developed countries?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Least developed countries rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Korea ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 38th 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.