Age dependency ratio in South Korea
In 2025, South Korea had 44.0 people under 15 or over 64 for every 100 people aged 15 to 64. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1990.
South Korea, 2025
44.0
Change from 2024
+1.4per 100 working-age people
World, 2025
54.5 per 100 working-age people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
55.0 per 100 working-age people
Position in 2025
185th of 217
Age dependency ratio in South Korea over time
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Dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.0 per 100 working-age people | 54.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2024 | 42.5 per 100 working-age people | 54.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2023 | 41.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2022 | 40.6 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2021 | 39.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2020 | 38.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2019 | 37.9 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2018 | 37.3 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2017 | 36.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2016 | 36.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2015 | 36.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.1 per 100 working-age people |
| 2014 | 36.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2013 | 36.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2012 | 36.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2011 | 37.3 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2010 | 37.7 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2009 | 38.0 per 100 working-age people | 55.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2008 | 38.4 per 100 working-age people | 55.8 per 100 working-age people |
| 2007 | 38.8 per 100 working-age people | 56.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2006 | 39.1 per 100 working-age people | 56.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2005 | 39.4 per 100 working-age people | 57.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2004 | 39.5 per 100 working-age people | 58.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2003 | 39.5 per 100 working-age people | 58.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2002 | 39.4 per 100 working-age people | 59.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2001 | 39.3 per 100 working-age people | 60.1 per 100 working-age people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 from 42.5 per 100 working-age people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.5 per 100 working-age people, the figure has changed by +7.5.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Korea has the 185th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 54.5 per 100 working-age people.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Population aged 0 to 14
10.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
51,748,739 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
44.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.72 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.04%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
51,684,564 people
2025 · World Bank