Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, female

Korea
25.90 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
369.90 million
in 2025
Korea rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
31st

Population, female over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 369.90 million against 25.90 million in Korea, a difference of 344.00 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.3 times Korea's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 14.03 million 83.10 million 69.06 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 17.27 million 109.96 million 92.68 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 19.99 million 149.16 million 129.17 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 21.98 million 198.22 million 176.24 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 23.64 million 249.75 million 226.11 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 25.24 million 307.46 million 282.22 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 25.91 million 354.29 million 328.38 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 369.90 million against 25.90 million in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
344.00 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, female?
Korea ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.