Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Türkiye: Age dependency ratio
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
46.3%
in 2025
Türkiye
46.2%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
172nd
Türkiye rank
175th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Türkiye
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 46.3% against 46.2% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd and Türkiye ranks 175th of 218 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 88.7% | 19.2% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 73.1% | 86.1% | 13.0% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 75.0% | 21.9% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 62.7% | 16.8% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 53.1% | 6.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 46.9% | 2.5% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 46.6% | 2.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Türkiye?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 46.3% against 46.2% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Türkiye rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 172nd and Türkiye ranks 175th 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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About this data
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.