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

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.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.