Korea vs Lower middle income: Population ages 65 and above, female
Korea
22.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income
6.5%
in 2025
Korea rank
32nd
Lower middle income rank
30th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 22.7% against 6.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Korea |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 1.4% | Korea |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.5% | 6.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 5.2% | 9.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 6.2% | 14.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Korea or Lower middle income?
- Korea, at 22.7% against 6.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Korea and Lower middle income?
- 16.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Korea ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.