Population ages 50-54, male in South Korea
South Korea: Population ages 50-54, male was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, male in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 8.5% for population ages 50-54, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male in South Korea peaked at 8.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1969.
That places South Korea 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.6% compare
- 3 San Marino 8.6% compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 8.6% compare
- 6 Spain 8.4% compare
- 7 Northern Mariana Islands 8.4% compare
- 8 Japan 8.3% compare
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 231,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 234,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 223,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 212,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 222,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 226,850 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, male in South Korea?
- Population ages 50-54, male in South Korea was 8.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, male recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1969.
- How does South Korea rank for population ages 50-54, male?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.