Korea vs Malta: Population ages 65 and above
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Malta
20.5%
in 2025
Korea rank
36th
Malta rank
33rd
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Korea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 20.5% against 20.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 36th and Malta ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 7.9% | 4.6% | Malta |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 9.3% | 5.8% | Malta |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 9.8% | 5.6% | Malta |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 11.2% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 13.3% | 4.4% | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 17.6% | 4.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.5% | 1.5% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Korea or Malta?
- Malta, at 20.5% against 20.3% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Korea and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Malta rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Korea ranks 36th and Malta ranks 33rd 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 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.