Korea - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Korea was 17.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.99 in 1960.
Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.99 |
| 1961 | 4.03 |
| 1962 | 4.07 |
| 1963 | 4.12 |
| 1964 | 4.15 |
| 1965 | 4.15 |
| 1966 | 4.17 |
| 1967 | 4.17 |
| 1968 | 4.17 |
| 1969 | 4.17 |
| 1970 | 4.19 |
| 1971 | 4.26 |
| 1972 | 4.33 |
| 1973 | 4.42 |
| 1974 | 4.51 |
| 1975 | 4.61 |
| 1976 | 4.71 |
| 1977 | 4.82 |
| 1978 | 4.94 |
| 1979 | 5.05 |
| 1980 | 5.15 |
| 1981 | 5.25 |
| 1982 | 5.33 |
| 1983 | 5.41 |
| 1984 | 5.51 |
| 1985 | 5.65 |
| 1986 | 5.79 |
| 1987 | 5.98 |
| 1988 | 6.20 |
| 1989 | 6.41 |
| 1990 | 6.60 |
| 1991 | 6.82 |
| 1992 | 7.00 |
| 1993 | 7.17 |
| 1994 | 7.36 |
| 1995 | 7.60 |
| 1996 | 7.83 |
| 1997 | 8.10 |
| 1998 | 8.41 |
| 1999 | 8.73 |
| 2000 | 9.05 |
| 2001 | 9.39 |
| 2002 | 9.73 |
| 2003 | 10.07 |
| 2004 | 10.41 |
| 2005 | 10.76 |
| 2006 | 11.14 |
| 2007 | 11.51 |
| 2008 | 11.89 |
| 2009 | 12.28 |
| 2010 | 12.70 |
| 2011 | 13.12 |
| 2012 | 13.55 |
| 2013 | 14.00 |
| 2014 | 14.47 |
| 2015 | 14.96 |
| 2016 | 15.44 |
| 2017 | 15.97 |
| 2018 | 16.55 |
| 2019 | 17.21 |
| 2020 | 17.96 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
