Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, female
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
457,785
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.37 million
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.37 million against 457,785 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 2.91 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.4 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,851 | 479,313 | 451,462 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 51,516 | 619,259 | 567,743 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 73,897 | 878,480 | 804,583 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 94,704 | 1.21 million | 1.12 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 158,738 | 1.71 million | 1.55 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 287,707 | 2.47 million | 2.18 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 429,228 | 3.14 million | 2.72 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.37 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.91 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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.