Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Republic of Korea or Spain?

Republic of Korea, at 2.16 million against 1.92 million in Spain as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Republic of Korea and Spain?

232,310, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Spain?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Spain: Population ages 55-59, female

Republic of Korea

2.16 million

in 2025

Spain

1.92 million

in 2025

Republic of Korea rank

22nd

Spain rank

23rd

Population ages 55-59, female over time

Republic of Korea
Spain

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.16 million against 1.92 million in Spain, a difference of 232,310.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	382,252	837,114	454,862	Spain
1970s	495,352	913,967	418,615	Spain
1980s	682,710	1.11 million	425,196	Spain
1990s	942,866	1.06 million	116,064	Spain
2000s	1.11 million	1.22 million	109,683	Spain
2010s	1.84 million	1.51 million	328,596	Republic of Korea
2020s	2.09 million	1.84 million	242,927	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Republic of Korea or Spain?: Republic of Korea, at 2.16 million against 1.92 million in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Republic of Korea and Spain?: 232,310, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Spain?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Spain rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?: Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd of 217 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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Indicator: Population ages 55-59, female
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Female population between the ages 55 to 59.