Age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Age dependency ratio, young was 27.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 27.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 71.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2020.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.3% | — |
| 1961 | 62.0% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 61.0% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 62.9% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 65.9% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 68.5% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 70.1% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 68.6% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 67.3% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 61.8% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 59.5% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 57.3% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 52.4% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 45.3% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 39.9% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.7% | 60.7% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.1% | 59.5% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 39.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 37.9% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 32.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.3% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
More health data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, female 2.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 167,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 27.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2020.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.