Korea's Age Dependency Ratio: Young

THE AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (%)

The young-age dependency ratio is the ratio of younger dependents (who are generally economically inactive and younger than 15 years old), compared to the number of people of working age (15-64-year-olds).

A high dependency ratio means those of working age, and the overall economy, face a greater burden in supporting the aging population.

Korea's age dependency ratio for young people was: 16.6%, reported in 2019 (most recent observation). This is a lower value against a global average of 44.7%. A lower ratio indicates less financial stress on working people and greater political stability.

Korea's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.


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Niger 100.5
Central African Republic 97.7
Chad 94.7
Mali 94.5
Congo, Dem. Rep 92.1
Burundi 90.4
Angola 86.5
Uganda 85.1
Burkina Faso 82.6
Tanzania 81.9
Mozambique 81.3
Nigeria 80.6
Gambia 80.5
Afghanistan 80.2
Malawi 79.7
Zambia 78.7
Benin 78.3
Cameroon 77.3
Mauritania 76.8
Guinea 76.3
Senegal 75.8
Cote d'Ivoire 74.9
Congo, Rep. 74.0
Sudan 74.0
Liberia 73.7
Zimbabwe 73.4
Guinea-Bissau 71.6
Togo 71.0
Ethiopia 70.2
Yemen, Rep. 69.4
Madagascar 68.8
Sierra Leone 68.5
Rwanda 67.1
Comoros 66.6
Kenya 65.3
Ghana 62.9
Pakistan 62.8
Gabon 61.0
Namibia 60.6
Tajikistan 60.4
Eswatini 57.4
Kyrgyzstan 56.4
Papua New Guinea 55.5
Lesotho 55.3
Egypt 53.2
Guatemala 53.0
Botswana 51.8
Mongolia 51.4
Jordan 51.2
Haiti 51.2
Turkmenistan 48.9
Bolivia 48.7
Algeria 48.7
Laos 48.0
Philippines 47.8
Kazakhstan 47.2
Israel 47.0
Honduras 46.9
Nicaragua 46.4
Uzbekistan 46.3
Nepal 45.5
Cambodia 45.0
Paraguay 44.8
Guyana 44.1
Lebanon 44.0
South Africa 43.9
Libya 43.5
Dominican Republic 41.8
Morocco 40.9
Panama 40.6
Peru 40.3
Suriname 40.0
Ecuador 39.4
Cabo Verde 39.2
Bangladesh 39.1
El Salvador 39.0
India 38.1
Oman 38.0
Tunisia 37.6
Indonesia 37.6
Mexico 37.3
Saudi Arabia 36.8
Myanmar 36.3
Argentina 36.0
Sri Lanka 35.4
Azerbaijan 34.5
Turkey 34.5
Malaysia 32.9
Georgia 32.8
Vietnam 32.8
Bhutan 32.1
Brunei Darussalam 31.1
Colombia 31.0
Armenia 30.6
Ireland 30.5
Uruguay 29.9
Costa Rica 29.8
Moldova 29.7
Brazil 29.4
New Zealand 29.0
Sweden 28.5
Kuwait 28.4
France 28.3
Australia 28.2
United States 28.0
Iceland 28.0
Jamaica 28.0
United Kingdom 27.8
Trinidad and Tobago 27.7
Bahamas, The 27.3
Bahrain 26.8
Chile 26.8
Russia 26.6
Estonia 26.1
Belgium 26.1
Norway 26.1
China 25.5
Denmark 25.4
Belarus 25.4
Czech Republic 25.2
Finland 25.0
Latvia 24.9
Romania 24.6
Albania 24.1
Netherlands 24.0
Canada 23.9
Slovak Republic 23.7
Slovenia 23.6
Lithuania 23.6
Poland 23.4
Mauritius 23.4
North Macedonia 23.2
Cyprus 23.0
Luxembourg 22.9
Switzerland 22.8
Thailand 22.7
Ukraine 22.6
Hungary 22.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.3
Greece 22.2
Croatia 22.1
Bulgaria 22.0
Serbia 21.9
Germany 21.7
Austria 21.7
Spain 21.4
Portugal 20.8
Japan 20.1
Italy 19.9
Malta 19.3
Qatar 19.0
United Arab Emirates 18.2
Hong Kong 17.8
Korea, Rep. 16.6
Singapore 16.2


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