Population ages 15-19, female in Korea
Korea: Population ages 15-19, female was 1.12 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.12 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 218 countries
All-time high
2.22 million
in 1988
All-time low
1.11 million
in 2022
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-19, female 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 1.12 million for population ages 15-19, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female in Korea peaked at 2.22 million in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million, in 2022.
That places Korea 58th out of 218 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 15-19, female in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.21 million | — |
| 1961 | 1.20 million | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1.19 million | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.19 million | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.26 million | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 1.32 million | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 1.36 million | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1.42 million | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 1.48 million | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 1.59 million | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.69 million | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 1.76 million | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.84 million | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 1.94 million | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.01 million | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 2.09 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.15 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 2.16 million | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.14 million | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.11 million | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.09 million | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.06 million | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.04 million | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.05 million | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.15 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 2.21 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.22 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.20 million | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.16 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.09 million | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.00 million | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.93 million | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.88 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.91 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.94 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.92 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.83 million | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.62 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.12 million | +0.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.12 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 70,870, 15.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.12 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76,682, 14.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 million | 1.19 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 million | 1.59 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 million | 2.04 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 million | 1.88 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.49 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million | 1.30 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.11 million | 1.22 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female in Korea?
- Population ages 15-19, female in Korea was 1.12 million 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 15-19, female recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million in 1988.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2022.
- How does Korea rank for population ages 15-19, female?
- Korea ranks 58th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 19.