South Korea Age Dependency Ratio
South Korea age dependency ratio data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 42.53%.
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Interpretation
South Korea recorded 42.53% for Age Dependency Ratio in 2024, the latest available observation in this dataset.
Compared with 2023, the indicator increased by 1.08 percentage points, from 41.45% to 42.53%.
The latest observation is above the average of the last 10 available observations (38.81%).
Across the five latest available observations (2020–2024), the pattern is predominantly upward.
Within the last 10 available observations, the low was 36.46% in 2016 and the high was 42.53% in 2024.