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Table 1 Demographic and development indicators of the examined countries

From: Social and psychological implications of actual and defacto childlessness among older persons in East and Southeast Asia

 

S. Korea

China

Thailand

Vietnam

Myanmar

Total population, 2018 (in thousands)a

51,677

1,417,069

71,128

94,914

52,666

% aged 60+, 2018a

21.04

17.21

18.66

12.14

9.73

% aged 60+, 2050 (medium projection)a

46.41

38.81

38.33

26.53

19.33

Total fertility rate, 2013-18a

0.97

1.55

1.38

1.94

2.21

% in urban areas, 2018b

81.5

59.2

49.9

35.9

30.6

GDP per capita, Current US $, 2018c

33,436.92

9905.34

7298.95

3230.93

1250.17

Human development index rank (out of 188 countries), 2018d

22

87

80

118

148

  1. aUnited Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2022. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision, New York: United Nations
  2. bUnited Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2018. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision. New York: United Nations
  3. cWorld Bank. World Development Indicators Data Bank (accessed August 23, 2022)
  4. dUnited Nations Development Program (UNDP), 2019 Human Development Report. New York: United Nations