South Korea vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

South Korea
0.2033 units per person
in 2025
Romania
0.2014 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
35th
Romania rank
37th

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

  • South Korea
  • Romania
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.2033 units per person against 0.2014 units per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0019 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

South Korea ranks 35th and Romania ranks 37th of 217 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0325 units per person 0.0768 units per person 0.0443 units per person Romania
1970s 0.0358 units per person 0.0958 units per person 0.06 units per person Romania
1980s 0.0425 units per person 0.1015 units per person 0.059 units per person Romania
1990s 0.0572 units per person 0.1187 units per person 0.0615 units per person Romania
2000s 0.0883 units per person 0.1469 units per person 0.0586 units per person Romania
2010s 0.1284 units per person 0.171 units per person 0.0426 units per person Romania
2020s 0.1798 units per person 0.1962 units per person 0.0164 units per person Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, South Korea or Romania?
South Korea, at 0.2033 units per person against 0.2014 units per person in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between South Korea and Romania?
0.0019 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
South Korea ranks 35th and Romania ranks 37th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.