Benin vs South Korea: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Benin
5.90 million people
in 2023
South Korea
5.68 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
64th
South Korea rank
67th

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

  • Benin
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.68 million people in South Korea, a difference of 226,270 people.

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

Benin ranks 64th and South Korea ranks 67th of 236 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 878,752 people 9.13 million people 8.25 million people South Korea
1960s 1.13 million people 12.40 million people 11.27 million people South Korea
1970s 1.52 million people 13.66 million people 12.14 million people South Korea
1980s 2.06 million people 12.40 million people 10.35 million people South Korea
1990s 2.81 million people 10.59 million people 7.78 million people South Korea
2000s 3.72 million people 9.18 million people 5.47 million people South Korea
2010s 4.87 million people 7.14 million people 2.27 million people South Korea
2020s 5.74 million people 6.00 million people 256,832 people South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Benin or South Korea?
Benin, at 5.90 million people against 5.68 million people in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Benin and South Korea?
226,270 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and South Korea rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Benin ranks 64th and South Korea ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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

Indicator
Share 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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.