Population ages 05-09, male in Korea
Korea: Population ages 05-09, male was 897,197 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
897,197
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
70th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.48 million
in 1968
All-time low
897,197
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, 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
In 2025, population ages 05-09, male in Korea stood at 897,197. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male in Korea peaked at 2.48 million in 1968 and was at its lowest, 897,197, in 2025.
Korea ranks 70th of 217 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.
Population ages 05-09, male in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.67 million | — |
| 1961 | 1.79 million | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 1.91 million | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 2.04 million | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 2.17 million | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 2.28 million | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 2.38 million | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 2.45 million | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.47 million | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.42 million | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.38 million | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.34 million | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.31 million | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.31 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 2.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.42 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.44 million | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.41 million | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.36 million | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.28 million | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.19 million | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 2.11 million | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.06 million | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.05 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.08 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.11 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.12 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.09 million | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.02 million | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.92 million | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.74 million | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.67 million | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.79 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.83 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 972,205 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 897,197 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 million | 1.67 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.37 million | 2.31 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 million | 2.05 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 million | 1.67 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.41 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 1.17 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 897,197 | 1.16 million | 6 |
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- 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 05-09, male in Korea?
- Population ages 05-09, male in Korea was 897,197 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 05-09, male recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 897,197 in 2025.
- How does Korea rank for population ages 05-09, male?
- Korea ranks 70th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 05-09, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 5 to 9.