Population ages 45-49, female in South Korea

South Korea: Population ages 45-49, female was 1.90 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.90 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.23 million
in 2017
All-time low
500,692
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 45-49, female in South Korea, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 45-49, female in South Korea stood at 1.90 million.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 45-49, female in South Korea peaked at 2.23 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 500,692, in 1960.

That places South Korea 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 547,576 500,692 630,102 10
1970s 743,703 652,244 858,412 10
1980s 1.01 million 897,192 1.07 million 10
1990s 1.15 million 1.04 million 1.31 million 10
2000s 1.81 million 1.41 million 2.05 million 10
2010s 2.13 million 2.04 million 2.23 million 10
2020s 1.99 million 1.90 million 2.14 million 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 22 Italy 2.06 million compare
  2. 23 Spain 2.02 million compare
  3. 24 South Africa 1.91 million compare
  4. 26 Myanmar 1.80 million compare
  5. 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.78 million compare
  6. 28 Colombia 1.73 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 45-49, female in South Korea?
Population ages 45-49, female in South Korea was 1.90 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 45-49, female recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.23 million in 2017.
What is the lowest population ages 45-49, female recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 500,692 in 1960.
How does South Korea rank for population ages 45-49, female?
South Korea ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 45-49, female rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 45-49, female
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 45 to 49.