Which has higher population ages 70-74, male, South Korea or Turkey?

Turkey, at 1.21 million against 1.17 million in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 70-74, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs Turkey: Population ages 70-74, male

South Korea

1.17 million

in 2025

Turkey

1.21 million

in 2025

South Korea rank

17th

Turkey rank

16th

Population ages 70-74, male over time

South Korea
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.21 million against 1.17 million in South Korea, a difference of 35,650.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

South Korea ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	109,191	171,688	62,497	Turkey
1970s	140,523	247,162	106,640	Turkey
1980s	192,510	280,241	87,731	Turkey
1990s	285,020	371,560	86,541	Turkey
2000s	500,586	566,137	65,551	Turkey
2010s	777,000	694,749	82,250	South Korea
2020s	1.03 million	1.03 million	261.17	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, male, South Korea or Turkey?: Turkey, at 1.21 million against 1.17 million in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, male between South Korea and Turkey?: 35,650, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for population ages 70-74, male?: South Korea ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 70-74, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 70-74, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Male population between the ages 70 to 74.