South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, total, per capita

South Korea
0.6946 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.6204 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.6946 units per person against 0.6204 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0742 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 217 countries.

South Korea 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 (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5404 units per person 0.5318 units per person 0.0087 units per person South Korea
1970s 0.5769 units per person 0.5242 units per person 0.0527 units per person South Korea
1980s 0.6528 units per person 0.5297 units per person 0.1231 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.7087 units per person 0.5422 units per person 0.1665 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.7191 units per person 0.5889 units per person 0.1302 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.7301 units per person 0.6078 units per person 0.1224 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.7084 units per person 0.6143 units per person 0.094 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 0.6946 units per person against 0.6204 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.0742 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
South Korea ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.