South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita

South Korea
0.1139 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0279 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
31st

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.020.040.060.080.10.12196019922025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.1139 units per person against 0.0279 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.086 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan'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 ranks 31st 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 Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0197 units per person 0.017 units per person 0.0027 units per person South Korea
1970s 0.0221 units per person 0.0174 units per person 0.0047 units per person South Korea
1980s 0.0265 units per person 0.0171 units per person 0.0093 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0355 units per person 0.0182 units per person 0.0173 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0526 units per person 0.0201 units per person 0.0325 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0744 units per person 0.0224 units per person 0.052 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.1016 units per person 0.0263 units per person 0.0753 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
South Korea, at 0.1139 units per person against 0.0279 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.086 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?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
South Korea ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, 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 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.