Africa Eastern and Southern vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Population ages 80 and above, female

Africa Eastern and Southern
2.31 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
457,785
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
35th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
33rd

Population ages 80 and above, female over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 2.31 million against 457,785 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 1.85 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 5.0 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd of 43 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 281,541 27,851 253,690 Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 360,104 51,516 308,588 Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 529,904 73,897 456,007 Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 762,284 94,704 667,580 Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 1.13 million 158,738 968,503 Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 1.67 million 287,707 1.38 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 2.15 million 429,228 1.72 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Africa Eastern and Southern or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 2.31 million against 457,785 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1.85 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 35th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd of 43 groups.
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 80 and above, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 80 and above, female
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

Female population between the ages 80 and above.