South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population, female
Population, female over time
- South Korea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 372.63 million against 25.90 million in South Korea, a difference of 346.73 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.4 times South Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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 | South Korea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.03 million | 83.10 million | 69.06 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 17.27 million | 109.96 million | 92.68 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 19.99 million | 149.16 million | 129.17 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 21.98 million | 199.42 million | 177.43 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 23.64 million | 251.39 million | 227.75 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 25.24 million | 309.59 million | 284.35 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 25.91 million | 356.86 million | 330.95 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, female, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 372.63 million against 25.90 million in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 346.73 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population, female?
- South Korea ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, 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 is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.