South Korea vs Mexico: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

South Korea
9.48 million people
in 2023
Mexico
10.36 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Mexico rank
15th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • South Korea
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 10.36 million people against 9.48 million people in South Korea, a difference of 877,660 people.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 15th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.