East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Korea: Population ages 80 and above, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
28.74 million
in 2025
Korea
1.67 million
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
Korea rank
13th

Population ages 80 and above, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 28.74 million against 1.67 million in Korea, a difference of 27.07 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.2 times Korea's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Korea ranks 13th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.95 million 46,651 1.91 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1970s 2.85 million 111,111 2.74 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 5.08 million 160,134 4.92 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 8.37 million 264,991 8.10 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 13.51 million 460,978 13.05 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 20.62 million 943,896 19.68 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 26.78 million 1.51 million 25.28 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 28.74 million against 1.67 million in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
27.07 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Korea ranks 13th 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.