What is female population by age group in South Korea?

Female population by age group in South Korea was 660,748 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest female population by age group recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 2.40 million people in 1963.

What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 660,748 people in 2023.

How does South Korea rank for female population by age group?

South Korea ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is female population by age group rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this South Korea data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Female population by age group in South Korea

Name: Female population by age group in South Korea
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Korea: Female population by age group was 660,748 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

660,748 people

Change on year

down 7.2%

World rank

74th

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.40 million people

in 1963

All-time low

660,748 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Female population by age group in South Korea, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, female population by age group in South Korea stood at 660,748 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female population by age group in South Korea peaked at 2.40 million people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 660,748 people, in 2023.

That places South Korea 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	1.77 million people	1.51 million people	2.17 million people	10
1960s	2.30 million people	2.19 million people	2.40 million people	10
1970s	2.14 million people	1.93 million people	2.25 million people	10
1980s	1.81 million people	1.60 million people	1.93 million people	10
1990s	1.59 million people	1.55 million people	1.62 million people	10
2000s	1.25 million people	1.06 million people	1.51 million people	10
2010s	1.06 million people	918,793 people	1.10 million people	10
2020s	749,798 people	660,748 people	851,469 people	4

Countries ranked near South Korea

71 Australia 742,186 people compare
72 South Sudan 732,162 people compare
73 Ecuador 686,823 people compare
75 Tajikistan 648,878 people compare
76 Ukraine 632,105 people compare
77 Bolivia 614,243 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More gender data for South Korea

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 125,514 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 124,678 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 131,322 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 128,342 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 135,145 (2025)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is female population by age group in South Korea?: Female population by age group in South Korea was 660,748 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female population by age group recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 2.40 million people in 1963.
What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 660,748 people in 2023.
How does South Korea rank for female population by age group?: South Korea ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female population by age group rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Female population by age group
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 women aged 0-4.