South Korea vs Russia: Age dependency breakdown

South Korea

25.9%

in 2023

Russia

25.2%

in 2023

South Korea rank

59th

Russia rank

62nd

Age dependency breakdown over time

South Korea currently reports 25.9% against 25.2% in Russia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

South Korea ranks 59th and Russia ranks 62nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Age dependency breakdown
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).