Curaçao vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Age dependency ratio

Curaçao
46.9%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
46.3%
in 2025
Curaçao rank
169th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
172nd

Age dependency ratio over time

  • Curaçao
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Curaçao currently reports 46.9% against 46.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Curaçao ahead.

Curaçao ranks 169th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 6 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Curaçao Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 83.7% 69.5% 14.2% Curaçao
1970s 71.7% 73.1% 1.4% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 54.7% 53.1% 1.5% Curaçao
1990s 54.4% 45.9% 8.5% Curaçao
2000s 51.9% 47.0% 4.9% Curaçao
2010s 47.6% 44.4% 3.2% Curaçao
2020s 46.0% 44.6% 1.4% Curaçao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, Curaçao or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Curaçao, at 46.9% against 46.3% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Curaçao and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.6%, with Curaçao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Curaçao and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for age dependency ratio?
Curaçao ranks 169th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.