South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 15-64, female

South Korea
17.45 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
250.76 million
in 2025
South Korea rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

Population ages 15-64, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196019922025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 250.76 million against 17.45 million in South Korea, a difference of 233.32 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 14.4 times South Korea's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 7.62 million 45.76 million 38.14 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 10.01 million 60.33 million 50.32 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 13.01 million 83.29 million 70.28 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 15.44 million 114.78 million 99.34 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 16.76 million 158.53 million 141.77 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 18.01 million 202.66 million 184.66 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 17.84 million 237.03 million 219.18 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 250.76 million against 17.45 million in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
233.32 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
South Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 15-64, female. Statizoid, drawing on World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-ages-15-64-female/korea-rep/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-ages-15-64-female/korea-rep/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/">South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 15-64, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population ages 15-64, female
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

Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.