Population Aged 65 and Over in South Korea by Year, 1960-2024
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Population Aged 65 and Over in South Korea by Year, 1960-2024South Korea's over-65 share went from 3.13 percent in 1960 to 19.27 percent in 2024, 6.16 times its starting level, and it did not fall in a single one of the sixty-four year-on-year steps. It crossed 7 percent in 2000 and 14 percent in 2018 - the thresholds conventionally labelled an ageing society and an aged society - and 2024 leaves it just short of the 20 percent super-aged mark. The acceleration is at the end: the four largest annual increases in the whole series are the last four years, with 2024 the biggest at 0.93 points.
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Population Aged 65 and Over in South Korea by Year, 1960-2024
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65 records · South Korea population aged 65+ (% of total) · ranked by 2024
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