Old age dependency ratio rose 4.19% to 15.2% in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, old age dependency ratio in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 16.3% in 2021 and an all time low of 5.24% in 1960. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, old age dependency ratio in China amounted to 19.0%, 50.7% in Japan, 27.6% in South Korea and 14.2% in Vietnam in 2024.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 70th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of old age dependency ratio, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Old Age Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Cambodia | % | 19.9% | 20.0% | 21.7% | 23.3% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 39.2% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 17.6% | 18.0% | 18.6% | 19.2% | 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 74.7% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 79.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 13.3% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | % | 30.1% | 30.2% | 30.7% | 31.3% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 32.0% | 32.6% | 33.5% | 34.5% | 35.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 64.5% | 66.4% | 68.1% | 69.8% | 71.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 52.0% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 56.6% | 58.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 37.8% | 38.0% | 38.3% | 38.6% | 38.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 33.3% | 34.5% | 35.9% | 37.4% | 38.9% |
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