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South Korea vs Palau: Total dependency ratio

South Korea
41.4%
in 2023
Palau
41.7%
in 2023
South Korea rank
214th
Palau rank
212th

Total dependency ratio over time

  • South Korea
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 41.7% against 41.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

South Korea ranks 214th and Palau ranks 212th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total dependency ratio
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 children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).