Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 65-69, female, per capita was 0.0368 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0368 units per person for population ages 65-69, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0368 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 units per person, in 1970.
That places South Korea 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0089 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0085 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0087 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0098 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.01 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0102 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0134 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0139 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.015 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0155 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.018 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0197 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0198 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0197 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0198 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.02 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0207 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0215 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.023 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0266 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0309 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0328 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0349 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0368 units per person | +5.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0368 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0285 units per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0368 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0177 units per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0198 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0318 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0368 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 65-69, female, per capita in South Korea?
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in South Korea was 0.0368 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, female, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0368 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 65-69, female, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65-69, female, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. 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 65-69, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65-69, female 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 65-69, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65-69, female 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 65-69, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.