World Values Survey: Age distribution (China/ Japan/ South Korea) MINJI JEONG

 




      I compared the national ages of the three countries in Central Asia, which are geographically adjacent countries. China, Japan, and Korea. They have shared Confucianism culture since ancient times, and similar etiquette and food cultures have been shared.

    According to the table presented above, the age distribution is divided up to 29 years old, 30-49 years old, and 50 years old or older, respectively. There is no rapid difference in each ratio, but there are differences by country. First of all, China's age up to 29 is 22.4%, Japan's 10.1%, and Korea's 19.9%. Second, when looking at the age of 30-49, 44.4% in China, 30.4% in Japan, and 37.5% in Korea. Finally, 33.3% of China, 59.5% of Japan, and 42.6% of Korea are over the age of 50, which are referred to as the elderly population.

    The three countries have similar rates. What's impressive, however, is that we can guess about Japan's aging population, considering that about 60 percent of the population is over the age of 50. The aging of the country is already emerging as a social problem. In particular, it is one of the issues of national interest in Korea too.

     








     Next, I divided my age by gender. First of all, it's a man. Men aged up to 29 in China are 21.7%, Japan 9.0%, and Korea 21.7%. Next, those aged 30-49 were 39.4% in China, 29.3% in daily life, and 38.4% in Korea. Finally, the population aged 50 or older is 34.0% in China, 61.7% in Japan, and 39.9% in Korea.

    The above table divides the age distribution into three categories, making it difficult to distinguish between the working population (producible age) and the dependent population (aged population). Therefore, I would like to arbitrarily define the working population as 49 years old. Then, it can be seen that China's men working population is 66.1% (21.7% + 44.4%), Japan's 38.3% (9.0% + 29.3%), and Korea's 60.1% (21.7% + 38.4%). Through this, it can be seen that the labor force that can support this is far short compared to the elderly population in Japan.






    Finally, it is the age distribution of women. Women up to the age of 29 in China account for 23.0%, Japan for 11.0%, and Korea for 18.2%. Those aged 30-49 accounted for 44.4% in China, 31.2% in Japan, and 36.7% in Korea. Finally, the population aged 50 or older is 32.6% in China, 31.2% in Japan, and 45.1% in Korea.

    As above, I would like to define the female working population. Then, it can be seen that China's women working population is 67.4% (23.0% + 44.4%), Japan's 42.2% (11.0% + 31.2%), and Korea's 54.9% (18.2% + 36.7%). This shows a similar pattern to the male trend.




    Korea, China, and Japan are geographically adjacent countries and have shared Confucian culture since ancient times. However, I am not sure whether geographical and Confucian characteristics affect the demographic results of each country.


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