Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 55-59, female
Korea
2.16 million
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
17.18 million
in 2025
Korea rank
22nd
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Korea
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 17.18 million against 2.16 million in Korea, a difference of 15.03 million.
That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.0 times Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 22nd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 382,252 | 3.11 million | 2.73 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 495,352 | 4.04 million | 3.55 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 682,710 | 5.53 million | 4.85 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 942,866 | 6.87 million | 5.93 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 9.53 million | 8.42 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 13.72 million | 11.88 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 16.58 million | 14.49 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 17.18 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15.03 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Korea ranks 22nd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th 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.