Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.102 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea stood at 0.102 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.4345 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.102 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Korea 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4131 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4175 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4225 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4274 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4312 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4335 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4345 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4333 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4307 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4271 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4215 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4155 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4098 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.403 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3948 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3853 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3748 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3649 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3556 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3476 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3403 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3334 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3271 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3203 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3118 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3019 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2918 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2822 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2734 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2654 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2583 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2521 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2468 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.242 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2371 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2314 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2254 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.22 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2156 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2122 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2098 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2076 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2047 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2013 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1973 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1924 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.187 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1811 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1752 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1694 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1639 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1579 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1519 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1466 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.142 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1376 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1336 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1302 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1271 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1241 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1211 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.118 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1141 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1097 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1057 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.102 units per person | -3.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.102 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1597 units per person, 64% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.102 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2425 units per person, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4271 units per person | 0.4131 units per person | 0.4345 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3873 units per person | 0.3476 units per person | 0.4215 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3048 units per person | 0.2654 units per person | 0.3403 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2341 units per person | 0.2122 units per person | 0.2583 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1926 units per person | 0.1694 units per person | 0.2098 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1415 units per person | 0.1241 units per person | 0.1639 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1118 units per person | 0.102 units per person | 0.1211 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in South Korea was 0.102 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4345 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.