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Population aged 65 and over in South Korea

Latest: 20.3%
Previous: 19.3%
Change: +1.06 (+5.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population aged 65 and over over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population aged 65 and over in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	3.3%
Dec 31, 1967	3.3%
Dec 31, 1968	3.3%
Dec 31, 1969	3.3%
Dec 31, 1970	3.4%
Dec 31, 1971	3.4%
Dec 31, 1972	3.5%
Dec 31, 1973	3.5%
Dec 31, 1974	3.6%
Dec 31, 1975	3.6%
Dec 31, 1976	3.6%
Dec 31, 1977	3.7%
Dec 31, 1978	3.7%
Dec 31, 1979	3.8%
Dec 31, 1980	3.8%
Dec 31, 1981	3.9%
Dec 31, 1982	4.0%
Dec 31, 1983	4.1%
Dec 31, 1984	4.1%
Dec 31, 1985	4.2%
Dec 31, 1986	4.4%
Dec 31, 1987	4.5%
Dec 31, 1988	4.6%
Dec 31, 1989	4.8%
Dec 31, 1990	4.9%
Dec 31, 1991	5.0%
Dec 31, 1992	5.2%
Dec 31, 1993	5.4%
Dec 31, 1994	5.6%
Dec 31, 1995	5.8%
Dec 31, 1996	6.0%
Dec 31, 1997	6.2%
Dec 31, 1998	6.5%
Dec 31, 1999	6.8%
Dec 31, 2000	7.1%
Dec 31, 2001	7.4%
Dec 31, 2002	7.8%
Dec 31, 2003	8.2%
Dec 31, 2004	8.6%
Dec 31, 2005	9.0%
Dec 31, 2006	9.4%
Dec 31, 2007	9.9%
Dec 31, 2008	10.2%
Dec 31, 2009	10.6%
Dec 31, 2010	11.0%
Dec 31, 2011	11.4%
Dec 31, 2012	11.7%
Dec 31, 2013	12.1%
Dec 31, 2014	12.5%
Dec 31, 2015	13.0%
Dec 31, 2016	13.4%
Dec 31, 2017	13.9%
Dec 31, 2018	14.5%
Dec 31, 2019	15.1%
Dec 31, 2020	15.8%
Dec 31, 2021	16.7%
Dec 31, 2022	17.5%
Dec 31, 2023	18.3%
Dec 31, 2024	19.3%
Dec 31, 2025	20.3%

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