Europe & Central Asia vs Korea: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Europe & Central Asia
5.98 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
97.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
16th
Korea rank
14th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 97.15 units per square kilometre against 5.98 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 91.17 units per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 16.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Korea ranks 14th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.66 units per square kilometre | 9.71 units per square kilometre | 1.95 units per square kilometre | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1970s | 14.88 units per square kilometre | 12.99 units per square kilometre | 1.89 units per square kilometre | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 16.66 units per square kilometre | 17.86 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 6.79 units per square kilometre | 26.66 units per square kilometre | 19.87 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 4.5 units per square kilometre | 43.99 units per square kilometre | 39.49 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 5.1 units per square kilometre | 67 units per square kilometre | 61.9 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.82 units per square kilometre | 90.53 units per square kilometre | 84.71 units per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Korea?
- Korea, at 97.15 units per square kilometre against 5.98 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
- 91.17 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Korea ranks 14th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. 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, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.