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

South Korea

9.48 million people

in 2023

Vietnam

8.64 million people

in 2023

South Korea rank

17th

Vietnam rank

19th

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

South Korea currently reports 9.48 million people against 8.64 million people in Vietnam, a difference of 834,710 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.

South Korea ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 19th 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+.