Korea vs World: Population ages 15-64, male
Korea
71.6%
in 2025
World
65.8%
in 2025
Korea rank
21st
World rank
22nd
Population ages 15-64, male over time
- Korea
- World
How they compare
Korea currently reports 71.6% against 65.8% in World, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Korea ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.8% | 57.1% | 3.3% | World |
| 1970s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 0.0% | World |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 60.2% | 5.3% | Korea |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 61.8% | 9.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 64.3% | 8.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 65.4% | 9.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 65.5% | 7.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, Korea or World?
- Korea, at 71.6% against 65.8% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male between Korea and World?
- 5.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and World rank globally for population ages 15-64, male?
- Korea ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.