Population ages 0-14 in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 0-14 was 10.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in South Korea is 10.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in South Korea peaked at 43.5% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2025.
South Korea ranks 217th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.3% | — |
| 1961 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 43.1% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 42.7% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 42.1% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 41.0% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 39.5% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 37.5% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 34.8% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 33.3% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 32.7% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 32.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 31.2% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 41.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.7% | 34.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 26.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 21.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 12.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 132,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,412 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in South Korea?
- Population ages 0-14 in South Korea was 10.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 0-14?
- South Korea ranks 217th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.