South Korea vs Palau: Age dependency ratio of working age population
South Korea
41.43
in 2023
Palau
41.68
in 2023
South Korea rank
214th
Palau rank
212th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- South Korea
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 41.68 against 41.43 in South Korea, a difference of 0.25.
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.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.77 | 104.7 | 24.93 | Palau |
| 1960s | 85.07 | 115.71 | 30.64 | Palau |
| 1970s | 73.61 | 95.28 | 21.67 | Palau |
| 1980s | 53.36 | 69.27 | 15.91 | Palau |
| 1990s | 41.12 | 50.25 | 9.13 | Palau |
| 2000s | 39.05 | 40.71 | 1.66 | Palau |
| 2010s | 36.95 | 38.29 | 1.34 | Palau |
| 2020s | 40.14 | 41.07 | 0.9282 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, South Korea or Palau?
- Palau, at 41.68 against 41.43 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between South Korea and Palau?
- 0.25, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Palau rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- South Korea ranks 214th and Palau ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.