Dependency rates - Regions β Dependency ratio in Korea
Korea: Dependency rates - Regions β Dependency ratio was 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2023. β² Rising
Dependency rates - Regions β Dependency ratio in Korea, 1990β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-64 years.
Analysis
In 2023, dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio in Korea stood at 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio in Korea peaked at 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.39 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 7.39 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 9.65 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.24 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10.07 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 14.42 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.21 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 14.82 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 20.58 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.93 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 22.95 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Japan 49.16 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years compare
- 2 Italy 39.04 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years compare
- 3 Bulgaria 38.69 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years compare
- 4 Portugal 38.6 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years compare
- 5 Finland 38.11 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years compare
More reference data data for Korea
- Precipitation - Regions β Extreme precipitation days 19.3 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Regions β Change in extreme precipitation days 1.2 Days per year (2024)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions β Cooling degree days 226.4 Degree days (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions β Cooling degree days days 83.85 Degree days (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions 1,949 Degree days (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions β Heating degree degree -281.7 Degree days (2023)
- Deaths by 5-year age groups - Regions 7 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions 523,024 Persons (2023)
- Outbound tourism β Departures 29.55 million Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio in Korea?
- Dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio in Korea was 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.39 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is dependency rates - regions β dependency ratio rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Dependency rates - Regions β Dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides indicators on dependency rates, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The dependency ratio is a demographic indicator that measures the ratio of dependents (typically defined as those too young or too old to work) to the working-age population. The most common age ranges used for the working-age population are 20-64 and 15-64. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_dem) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Use of data on small regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">When demographic data are analysed along with economic data using the TL3 level, it is advisable to aggregate data at the metropolitan region level when several TL3 regions are associated to the same metropolitan region. Metropolitan regions combine TL3 regions when 50% or more of the regional population live in a functionnal urban areas above 250 000 inhabitants. This approach corrects the distortions created by commuting, see the list of OECD metropolitan regions <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a> and the EU methodology <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/metropolitan-regions/background">(link)</a>.</p> <p><strong>Territorial typologies</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Small TL3 regions are categorized based on shared characteristics into regional typologies. See the demographic indicators aggregated by territorial typology at country level on the access to City typology <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_REG_DEMO%40DF_REGION_TYPE_METRO&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.EDS&df[vs]=1.0">(link)</a> and by urban-rural typology <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_REG_DEMO%40DF_REGION_TYPE_RURB&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.EDS&df[vs]=1.0">(link)</a>. </p><p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>