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

South Korea

5.68 million people

in 2023

Ukraine

5.39 million people

in 2023

South Korea rank

67th

Ukraine rank

68th

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

South Korea currently reports 5.68 million people against 5.39 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 283,150 people.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.

South Korea ranks 67th and Ukraine ranks 68th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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