North Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, female
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- North Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 3.06 million against 457,785 in North Korea, a difference of 2.61 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.7 times North Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,851 | 297,019 | 269,169 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 51,516 | 423,506 | 371,990 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 73,897 | 611,074 | 537,177 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 94,704 | 886,115 | 791,410 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 158,738 | 1.37 million | 1.21 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 287,707 | 2.16 million | 1.87 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 429,228 | 2.79 million | 2.36 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, North Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 3.06 million against 457,785 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 2.61 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- North Korea ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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 80 and above, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above.