Population ages 20-24, female in Korea

Korea: Population ages 20-24, female was 1.30 million in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.30 million
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
47th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.18 million
in 1993
All-time low
1.13 million
in 1966
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 20-24, female in Korea, 1960–2025

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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 20-24, female in Korea stood at 1.30 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Korea peaked at 2.18 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million, in 1966.

That places Korea 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.16 million 1.13 million 1.20 million 10
1970s 1.52 million 1.25 million 1.95 million 10
1980s 2.08 million 2.02 million 2.16 million 10
1990s 2.06 million 1.85 million 2.18 million 10
2000s 1.79 million 1.54 million 1.94 million 10
2010s 1.59 million 1.50 million 1.65 million 10
2020s 1.46 million 1.30 million 1.61 million 6

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 44 Peru 1.40 million compare
  2. 45 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 1.39 million compare
  3. 46 Cameroon 1.36 million compare
  4. 48 Spain 1.27 million compare
  5. 49 Niger 1.27 million compare
  6. 50 Canada 1.24 million compare

See the full ranking of 260 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 20-24, female in Korea?
Population ages 20-24, female in Korea was 1.30 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 20-24, female recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.18 million in 1993.
What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million in 1966.
How does Korea rank for population ages 20-24, female?
Korea ranks 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 20-24, female
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.