Population, age 17, total in South Korea
South Korea: Population, age 17, total was 616,708 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 17, total in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in South Korea is 616,708, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in South Korea peaked at 910,337 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 616,708, in 2015.
South Korea ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 815,234 | 764,921 | 910,337 | 10 |
| 2000s | 678,945 | 623,554 | 774,056 | 10 |
| 2010s | 671,382 | 616,708 | 695,614 | 5 |
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More education data for South Korea
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 17, total in South Korea?
- Population, age 17, total in South Korea was 616,708 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 910,337 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 616,708 in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for population, age 17, total?
- South Korea ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.