South Korea vs Spain: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
South Korea
9.48 million people
in 2023
Spain
9.88 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Spain rank
16th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.88 million people against 9.48 million people in South Korea, a difference of 401,710 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 640,979 people | 2.22 million people | 1.58 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 943,348 people | 2.80 million people | 1.86 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.27 million people | 3.65 million people | 2.38 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.74 million people | 4.61 million people | 2.87 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.59 million people | 5.96 million people | 3.37 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.22 million people | 7.26 million people | 3.04 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.50 million people | 8.56 million people | 2.06 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.84 million people | 9.57 million people | 732,645 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 9.88 million people against 9.48 million people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between South Korea and Spain?
- 401,710 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- South Korea ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.