Korea, Rep. | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Korea
Records
63
Source
Korea, Rep. | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 41.90973699
1961 42.24816456
1962 42.6210471
1963 42.99874797
1964 43.31568803
1965 43.55595444
1966 43.67436871
1967 43.54463318
1968 43.27240279
1969 42.9169374
1970 42.34767693
1971 41.71657374
1972 41.13019566
1973 40.43236596
1974 39.60427288
1975 38.68202266
1976 37.66935198
1977 36.6634858
1978 35.707595
1979 34.86677597
1980 34.13796036
1981 33.45759007
1982 32.82883273
1983 32.14974039
1984 31.32418581
1985 30.37450195
1986 29.37089087
1987 28.38962663
1988 27.48127259
1989 26.65055872
1990 25.92364465
1991 25.30567607
1992 24.75898253
1993 24.27047407
1994 23.76126351
1995 23.16692393
1996 22.559684
1997 22.01671375
1998 21.56611491
1999 21.22373468
2000 20.98992038
2001 20.7633764
2002 20.46702088
2003 20.12629392
2004 19.73304243
2005 19.26706592
2006 18.72765305
2007 18.13919843
2008 17.53962791
2009 16.9599804
2010 16.40000535
2011 15.80118437
2012 15.20080364
2013 14.67558564
2014 14.2118744
2015 13.77130991
2016 13.36993011
2017 13.04986348
2018 12.75963728
2019 12.45351369
2020 12.16641461
2021 11.89235572
2022 11.57164205
Korea, Rep. | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Korea
Records
63
Source