Population ages 00-04, male in Korea
Korea: Population ages 00-04, male was 640,742 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
640,742
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
76th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.49 million
in 1964
All-time low
640,742
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, male in Korea, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
Korea recorded 640,742 for population ages 00-04, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Korea peaked at 2.49 million in 1964 and was at its lowest, 640,742, in 2025.
That places Korea 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.28 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.36 million | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 2.43 million | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 2.48 million | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.49 million | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.46 million | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.42 million | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 2.37 million | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 2.33 million | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 2.31 million | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.31 million | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.33 million | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.36 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.38 million | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.33 million | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.25 million | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 2.17 million | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.11 million | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.07 million | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.05 million | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.06 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.08 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.09 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.07 million | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.01 million | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.91 million | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.83 million | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.78 million | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.74 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.73 million | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.74 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.78 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.83 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.87 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.88 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.85 million | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.81 million | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.52 million | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 967,287 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 896,706 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 816,496 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 749,830 | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 697,033 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 658,932 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 640,742 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 million | 2.28 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.27 million | 2.07 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million | 1.75 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.80 million | 1.73 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million | 1.19 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 967,287 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 743,290 | 640,742 | 896,706 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 73 Ecuador 690,687 compare
- 74 Tajikistan 678,905 compare
- 75 Ukraine 671,536 compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 639,100 compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 639,081 compare
- 79 Haiti 618,310 compare
More health data for 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1139 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0894 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male in Korea?
- Population ages 00-04, male in Korea was 640,742 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 640,742 in 2025.
- How does Korea rank for population ages 00-04, male?
- Korea ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.