Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0415 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea is 0.0415 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0415 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 units per person, in 1960.
South Korea ranks 6th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0115 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0118 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0121 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0125 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0128 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0129 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.013 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.013 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0127 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.013 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0135 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0139 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.014 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0138 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.014 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0145 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0161 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0172 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0182 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.019 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0197 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0204 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0208 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0211 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0215 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.021 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0212 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0219 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0238 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0243 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0257 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0267 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0282 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.03 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.032 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.034 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.036 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0396 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0409 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0415 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0409 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0402 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0397 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0399 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0407 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0415 units per person | +2.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0415 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0315 units per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0415 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0261 units per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0201 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0233 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0362 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0397 units per person | 0.0415 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 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in South Korea was 0.0415 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0415 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.