Korea vs Low & middle income: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Korea
5.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low & middle income
3.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Korea rank
31st
Low & middle income rank
30th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.35 % change on previous year against 3.11 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 2.24 % change on previous year.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Low & middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.7277 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1970s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 0.2366 % change on previous year | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 0.69 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1990s | 4.54 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.07 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.425 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.1 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Korea or Low & middle income?
- Korea, at 5.35 % change on previous year against 3.11 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Korea and Low & middle income?
- 2.24 % change on previous year, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Korea ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 30th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.