Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 05-09, male, per capita was 0.0174 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea stood at 0.0174 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0812 units per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Korea 217th out of 218 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 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0667 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0694 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.072 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0747 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0775 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0795 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0808 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0812 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0804 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0782 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0752 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0722 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0697 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0665 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0664 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0666 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0665 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0659 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0642 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0618 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0588 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0556 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0528 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0509 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0502 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0504 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0507 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0505 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0493 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.047 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0443 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0416 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0393 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0378 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0369 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.037 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0377 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0387 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0399 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0392 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0382 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.037 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0358 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0345 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0327 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0306 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0268 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0253 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0242 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0231 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.023 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0231 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0229 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0225 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.022 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0211 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.02 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0188 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0174 units per person | -7.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0174 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0277 units per person, 63% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0174 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0418 units per person, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0761 units per person | 0.0667 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0681 units per person | 0.0642 units per person | 0.0752 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0493 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.04 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 0.047 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0357 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | 0.04 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0203 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0225 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 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea?
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in South Korea was 0.0174 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0812 units per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 05-09, male, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 217th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 05-09, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, male 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 05-09, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, male 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.