Total population that are 65 or older in South Korea

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	8,630,114	+423,584
2020	8,206,530	+401,924
2019	7,804,606	+335,595
2018	7,469,011	+322,624
2017	7,146,387	+289,516
2016	6,856,871	+249,220
2015	6,607,651	+269,725
2014	6,337,926	+267,020
2013	6,070,906	+246,012
2012	5,824,894	+221,161
2011	5,603,733	+211,801
2010	5,391,932	+209,177
2009	5,182,755	+196,856
2008	4,985,899	+206,736
2007	4,779,163	+226,831
2006	4,552,332	+215,146
2005	4,337,186	+203,552
2004	4,133,634	+206,395
2003	3,927,239	+202,844
2002	3,724,395	+198,557
2001	3,525,838	+187,947
2000	3,337,891	+173,831
1999	3,164,060	+152,377
1998	3,011,683	+140,194
1997	2,871,489	+130,994
1996	2,740,495	+110,369
1995	2,630,126	+103,890
1994	2,526,236	+100,607
1993	2,425,629	+91,473
1992	2,334,156	+88,372
1991	2,245,784	+85,042
1990	2,160,742	+83,112
1989	2,077,630	+85,847
1988	1,991,783	+83,028
1987	1,908,755	+80,204
1986	1,828,551	+77,257
1985	1,751,294	+61,210
1984	1,690,084	+49,371
1983	1,640,713	+56,838
1982	1,583,875	+67,538
1981	1,516,337	+55,365
1980	1,460,972	+36,820
1979	1,424,152	+31,299
1978	1,392,853	+28,348
1977	1,364,505	+27,865
1976	1,336,640	+25,024
1975	1,311,616	+25,700
1974	1,285,916	+32,141
1973	1,253,775	+35,638
1972	1,218,137	+40,973
1971	1,177,164	+44,478
1970	1,132,686	+37,220
1969	1,095,466	+30,008
1968	1,065,458	+34,140
1967	1,031,318	+41,759
1966	989,559	+29,765
1965	959,794	+13,303
1964	946,491	+14,570
1963	931,921	+21,209
1962	910,712	+25,438
1961	885,274	+32,234
1960	853,040	+38,223
1959	814,817	+37,824
1958	776,993	+37,424
1957	739,569	+37,708
1956	701,861	+37,828
1955	664,033	+37,101
1954	626,932	+34,542
1953	592,390	+29,131
1952	563,259	+15,976
1951	547,283	-4,252
1950	551,535