Population, age 21, female in South Korea
South Korea: Population, age 21, female was 339,416 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 21, female in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, female in South Korea stood at 339,416.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, female in South Korea peaked at 430,837 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 296,837, in 2010.
South Korea ranks 32nd 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 | 414,624 | 377,453 | 430,837 | 10 |
| 2000s | 347,758 | 302,305 | 367,812 | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,262 | 296,837 | 339,416 | 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 21, female in South Korea?
- Population, age 21, female in South Korea was 339,416 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 430,837 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,837 in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for population, age 21, female?
- South Korea ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 21, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.