What is the difference in population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita between South Korea and United Kingdom?

0 thousands per person, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs United Kingdom: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita

South Korea

0.0002 thousands per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.0002 thousands per person

in 2025

South Korea rank

36th

United Kingdom rank

37th

Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita over time

South Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0002 thousands per person against 0.0002 thousands per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 thousands per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

South Korea ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 37th of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 thousands per person	0.0001 thousands per person	0.0001 thousands per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0 thousands per person	0.0002 thousands per person	0.0001 thousands per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0001 thousands per person	0.0002 thousands per person	0.0001 thousands per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0001 thousands per person	0.0002 thousands per person	0.0001 thousands per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0001 thousands per person	0.0002 thousands per person	0 thousands per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0002 thousands per person	0.0002 thousands per person	0 thousands per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita, South Korea or United Kingdom?: South Korea, at 0.0002 thousands per person against 0.0002 thousands per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita between South Korea and United Kingdom?: 0 thousands per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita?: South Korea ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita
Unit: thousands per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 11,792 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.