Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Age dependency ratio, old
Korea
29.3%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.7%
in 2025
Korea rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 29.3% against 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 5.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 5.7% | 6.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 5.6% | 12.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 5.7% | 19.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Korea, at 29.3% against 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Korea ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.