Population aged 65 and over in South Korea
20.3% of the population of South Korea was aged 65 or over in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Korea, 2025
20.3%
Change from 2024
+1.1percentage points
World, 2025
10.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
20.7%
Position in 2025
36th of 217
Population aged 65 and over 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 | 20.3% | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | 6.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 19.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.0%, the figure has changed by +7.4 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, South Korea has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 10.4%.
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