Barbados vs South Korea: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre

Barbados
0.1044 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.0949 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
11th
South Korea rank
14th

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

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
0.020.040.060.080.1197019962023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.1044 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0949 thousands per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0095 thousands per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 14th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0353 thousands per square kilometre 0.013 thousands per square kilometre 0.0223 thousands per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 0.0519 thousands per square kilometre 0.0177 thousands per square kilometre 0.0342 thousands per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 0.0664 thousands per square kilometre 0.0263 thousands per square kilometre 0.04 thousands per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 0.0705 thousands per square kilometre 0.0425 thousands per square kilometre 0.0279 thousands per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 0.0824 thousands per square kilometre 0.0653 thousands per square kilometre 0.0171 thousands per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 0.0999 thousands per square kilometre 0.0884 thousands per square kilometre 0.0115 thousands per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre, Barbados or South Korea?
Barbados, at 0.1044 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0949 thousands per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre between Barbados and South Korea?
0.0095 thousands per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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