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South Korea vs Taiwan: Age dependency breakdown

South Korea
25.9%
in 2023
Taiwan
26.2%
in 2023
South Korea rank
59th
Taiwan rank
58th

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
510152025195019862023

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 26.2% against 25.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 236 countries.

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About this data

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