Algeria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population ages 65 and above, total

Algeria
3.23 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.38 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
39th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
36th

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3.38 million against 3.23 million in Algeria, a difference of 148,780.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Algeria ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 36th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 452,751 451,007 1,744 Algeria
1970s 535,799 582,871 47,072 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 697,889 774,310 76,422 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 1.05 million 1.17 million 122,288 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 1.55 million 1.95 million 399,209 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 2.08 million 2.71 million 629,661 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 2.89 million 3.13 million 232,625 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Algeria or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3.38 million against 3.23 million in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Algeria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
148,780, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Algeria ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 36th 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, total. 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
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.