Republic of Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Republic of Korea
0.2033 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.197 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
35th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
38th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2033 units per person against 0.197 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0063 units per person.

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.

Republic of Korea ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 217 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 Republic of Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0325 units per person 0.122 units per person 0.0895 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.0358 units per person 0.14 units per person 0.1042 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0425 units per person 0.1524 units per person 0.1099 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0572 units per person 0.1595 units per person 0.1023 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0883 units per person 0.1597 units per person 0.0714 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.1284 units per person 0.1753 units per person 0.0469 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.1798 units per person 0.1912 units per person 0.0113 units per person 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, total, per capita, Republic of Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Republic of Korea, at 0.2033 units per person against 0.197 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0063 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th 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.