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Age distribution in South Korea from 1960 to 2025

Characteristic	0-14 years	15-64 years	65 and above
2025	10.2%	69.5%	20.3%
2024	10.6%	70.2%	19.3%
2023	11%	70.7%	18.3%
2022	11.4%	71.1%	17.5%
2021	11.8%	71.5%	16.7%
2020	12.1%	72.1%	15.8%
2019	12.4%	72.5%	15.1%
2018	12.7%	72.8%	14.5%
2017	13%	73.1%	13.9%
2016	13.4%	73.3%	13.4%
2015	13.8%	73.3%	13%
2014	14.2%	73.3%	12.5%
2013	14.7%	73.2%	12.1%
2012	15.2%	73.1%	11.7%
2011	15.8%	72.9%	11.4%
2010	16.4%	72.6%	11%
2009	16.9%	72.4%	10.6%
2008	17.5%	72.2%	10.2%
2007	18.1%	72%	9.9%
2006	18.7%	71.9%	9.4%
2005	19.2%	71.8%	9%
2004	19.7%	71.7%	8.6%
2003	20.1%	71.7%	8.2%
2002	20.5%	71.7%	7.8%
2001	20.8%	71.8%	7.4%
2000	21%	71.9%	7.1%
1999	21.2%	72%	6.8%
1998	21.6%	72%	6.5%
1997	22%	71.8%	6.2%
1996	22.5%	71.5%	6%
1995	23.1%	71.1%	5.8%
1994	23.7%	70.7%	5.6%
1993	24.2%	70.4%	5.4%
1992	24.7%	70.1%	5.2%
1991	25.2%	69.8%	5%
1990	25.8%	69.3%	4.9%
1989	26.5%	68.7%	4.8%
1988	27.3%	68%	4.6%
1987	28.2%	67.3%	4.5%
1986	29.2%	66.4%	4.4%
1985	30.2%	65.6%	4.2%
1984	31.2%	64.7%	4.1%
1983	32%	63.9%	4.1%
1982	32.7%	63.3%	4%
1981	33.3%	62.8%	3.9%
1980	34%	62.1%	3.8%
1979	34.8%	61.5%	3.8%
1978	35.6%	60.7%	3.7%
1977	36.5%	59.8%	3.7%
1976	37.5%	58.9%	3.6%
1975	38.5%	57.9%	3.6%
1974	39.5%	56.9%	3.6%
1973	40.3%	56.2%	3.5%
1972	41%	55.5%	3.5%
1971	41.5%	55%	3.4%
1970	42.1%	54.5%	3.4%
1969	42.7%	54%	3.3%
1968	43.1%	53.6%	3.3%
1967	43.3%	53.4%	3.3%
1966	43.5%	53.3%	3.3%
1965	43.3%	53.4%	3.3%
1964	43.1%	53.6%	3.3%
1963	42.7%	54%	3.2%
1962	42.3%	54.5%	3.2%
1961	41.8%	55.1%	3.2%
1960	41.3%	55.6%	3.1%

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July 2026

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South Korea

Survey time period

1960 to 2025

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In South Korea, approximately 69.5percent of the population were between 15 and 64 years old in 2024, while those above the age of 64 made up around 20 percent. The youngest generation made up an even smaller percentage than the elderly, but were the only group that did not increase in size over the last decade, partly due to a decrease in births since 2007.

Reasons for fewer children

While it is not always the case that family sizes shrink when there are less births per woman, the fertility rate in South Korea is undisputably decreasing overall and less children are born. The reasons people cite for having fewer children vary greatly by gender and marital status in South Korea: For example, more married people than singles - and of those more married women than men - say that the difficulty of maintaining a work life balance is the largest concern for them. Meanwhile, men express more economic concerns about child support, and notably more singles nowadays say they feel no need to have children.