Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs World outside Africa, least developed countries: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
100 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
World outside Africa, least developed countries
85.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
1st
World outside Africa, least developed countries rank
3rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • World outside Africa, least developed countries
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 100 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 85.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in World outside Africa, least developed countries, a difference of 14.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times World outside Africa, least developed countries's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and World outside Africa, least developed countries ranks 3rd of 160 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of World outside Africa, least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 91.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 17.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 74.11 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 94.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 29.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 65.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 99.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 62.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 37.03 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2030s 100 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 76.94 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 23.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2040s 100 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 85.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 14.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or World outside Africa, least developed countries?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 100 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 85.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in World outside Africa, least developed countries as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and World outside Africa, least developed countries?
14.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and World outside Africa, least developed countries?
31 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and World outside Africa, least developed countries rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and World outside Africa, least developed countries ranks 3rd of 160 countries.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with at least secondary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.