Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 20-24, male, per capita was 0.0273 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0273 units per person for population ages 20-24, male, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0573 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0273 units per person, in 2025.
That places South Korea 187th 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 20-24, male, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0525 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0518 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0499 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0475 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0452 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0437 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0428 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0422 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0419 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0417 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0417 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0418 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0421 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0426 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0437 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0459 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.048 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0496 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0519 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0547 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0565 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0573 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0573 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.057 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0564 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0558 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0546 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0528 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.052 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0528 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0541 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0545 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0542 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0534 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0527 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0521 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0503 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0477 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0454 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0445 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0452 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0461 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0461 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0456 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0445 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.043 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.041 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0389 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0372 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0362 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0356 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0354 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0356 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0362 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0367 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0369 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0369 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0366 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0359 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.035 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.033 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.03 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0287 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0273 units per person | -4.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0273 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0305 units per person, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0273 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0395 units per person, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0459 units per person | 0.0417 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0462 units per person | 0.0417 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0553 units per person | 0.052 units per person | 0.0573 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0509 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0424 units per person | 0.0362 units per person | 0.0461 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 units per person | 0.035 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 units per person | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0341 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 20-24, male, per capita in South Korea?
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita in South Korea was 0.0273 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0573 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 units per person in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 20-24, male, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 20-24, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.