Population, age 15, male in Korea, Rep.
Korea, Rep.: Population, age 15, male was 294,879 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 15, male in Korea, Rep., 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 15, male in Korea, Rep. stood at 294,879. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, male in Korea, Rep. peaked at 443,996 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 294,879, in 2015.
That places Korea, Rep. 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,381 | 378,609 | 443,996 | 10 |
| 2000s | 349,309 | 338,351 | 372,880 | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,386 | 294,879 | 342,482 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Rep.
More education data for Korea, Rep.
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.734 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, male in Korea, Rep.?
- Population, age 15, male in Korea, Rep. was 294,879 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, male recorded in Korea, Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 443,996 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, male recorded in Korea, Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,879 in 2015.
- How does Korea, Rep. rank for population, age 15, male?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, male rising or falling in Korea, Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Rep. data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 15, male refers to the male population at the specified age.