South Korea vs Slovakia: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
South Korea
29.3%
in 2025
Slovakia
29.1%
in 2025
South Korea rank
41st
Slovakia rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- South Korea
- Slovakia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 29.3% against 29.1% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Slovakia ahead.
South Korea ranks 41st and Slovakia ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 12.7% | 6.7% | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 15.5% | 9.3% | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 15.3% | 8.8% | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 16.3% | 8.2% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 16.5% | 4.2% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 20.1% | 2.5% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 26.9% | 1.5% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, South Korea or Slovakia?
- South Korea, at 29.3% against 29.1% in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between South Korea and Slovakia?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Slovakia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Slovakia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- South Korea ranks 41st and Slovakia ranks 42nd 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.