Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population ages 65 and above, total

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3.38 million
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
33.33 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
36th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
35th

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 33.33 million against 3.38 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 29.95 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 9.9 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 218 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 451,007 6.54 million 6.09 million Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 582,871 8.47 million 7.89 million Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 774,310 11.17 million 10.40 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 1.17 million 14.17 million 13.00 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 1.95 million 18.06 million 16.11 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 2.71 million 23.94 million 21.24 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 3.13 million 30.73 million 27.60 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 33.33 million against 3.38 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Pre-demographic dividend?
29.95 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Pre-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th 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.