Democratic People’s Republic of Korea vs South Sudan: Population young working old

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
5.01 million
in 2023
South Sudan
4.58 million
in 2023
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
72nd
South Sudan rank
74th

Population young working old over time

  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • South Sudan
2.0M4.0M6.0M195019862023

How they compare

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea currently reports 5.01 million against 4.58 million in South Sudan, a difference of 438,040.

That makes Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 72nd and South Sudan ranks 74th of 229 countries.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People’s Republic of Korea South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.39 million 1.14 million 3.25 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1960s 4.94 million 1.36 million 3.57 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1970s 6.46 million 1.71 million 4.75 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1980s 5.95 million 2.18 million 3.77 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1990s 5.89 million 2.38 million 3.51 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2000s 5.82 million 3.37 million 2.45 million Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2010s 5.13 million 4.57 million 564,127 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2020s 5.00 million 4.54 million 466,768 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population young working old, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or South Sudan?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at 5.01 million against 4.58 million in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population young working old between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Sudan?
438,040, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Sudan rank globally for population young working old?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 72nd and South Sudan ranks 74th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population young working old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population young working old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed