South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita

South Korea
0.0894 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0243 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
28th

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.020.040.060.08196019922025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0894 units per person against 0.0243 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0651 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 3.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

South Korea ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0128 units per person 0.0163 units per person 0.0035 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 0.0137 units per person 0.0165 units per person 0.0028 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.016 units per person 0.0162 units per person 0.0002 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.0217 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0048 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0357 units per person 0.0183 units per person 0.0174 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0539 units per person 0.0199 units per person 0.034 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.0783 units per person 0.0229 units per person 0.0553 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, male, per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
South Korea, at 0.0894 units per person against 0.0243 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0651 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
South Korea ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, male, 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, male, 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.