Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
19.7%
in 2025
Korea rank
36th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
39th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Korea
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Korea currently reports 20.3% against 19.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Korea ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 39th of 218 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 12.2% | 8.9% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 14.0% | 10.4% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 15.2% | 11.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 16.0% | 10.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 16.0% | 7.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 17.5% | 4.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.1% | 1.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Korea, at 20.3% against 19.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Korea ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 39th 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.