Population aged 0 to 14 in South Korea
10.2% of the population of South Korea was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Korea, 2025
10.2%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
15.4%
Position in 2025
217th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in South Korea over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.2% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 10.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Korea has the 217th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for South Korea
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Population aged 65 and over
20.3%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
0.75 births per woman
2024 · 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