Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 55-59, female
Korea
2.16 million
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
16.61 million
in 2025
Korea rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 16.61 million against 2.16 million in Korea, a difference of 14.46 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.7 times Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 382,252 | 3.00 million | 2.61 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 495,352 | 3.89 million | 3.40 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 682,710 | 5.30 million | 4.61 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 942,866 | 6.63 million | 5.69 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 9.19 million | 8.08 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 13.18 million | 11.34 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 16.03 million | 13.95 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 16.61 million against 2.16 million in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14.46 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Korea ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 55 to 59.