Over 20 per cent of South Koreans 65 and older in 2025: data


Senior jobseekers fill out paperwork at a senior job fair at held at the Mapo District Office in Seoul on Dec. 10, 2025. - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: (Bernama-Yonhap) A little over one in every five South Koreans was 65 or older in 2025, data showed Sunday (Jan 4), as the country moved deeper into the "super-aged society" category, Yonhap News Agency reported.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, some 10.84 million people were aged 65 and older in 2025, accounting for 21.21 per cent of the entire population of about 51.11 million.

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