Table 2.

Comparison of the number of people, South Korea, 2012 and 2040

	Population at baseline (2012)						Projected population (2040)
	Men		Women		Total		Men		Women		Total
	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
No of people	19 709 628		20 133 102		39 842 730		21 717 128		22 101 680		43 818 808
Age (mean±SD)	44.57±15.60		46.77±16.92		45.69±16.31		55.54±18.60		57.63±19.33		56.59±19.00
19–39 years	7 985 737	40.52%	7 505 824	37.29%	15 491 561	38.88%	4 873 740	22.45%	4 588 867	20.76%	9 462 607	21.60%
40–64 years	9 360 489	47.49%	9 230 871	45.85%	18 591 360	46.66%	8 896 886	40.97%	8 349 634	37.78%	17 246 520	39.35%
65 years and above	2 363 402	11.98%	3 396 407	16.87%	5 759 809	14.45%	7 946 502	36.59%	9 163 179	41.45%	17 109 681	39.05%
Smoker	8 879 037	45.05%	450 946	2.24%	9 329 983	23.42%
Physical activity	5 199 273	26.38%	3 103 036	15.41%	8 302 309	20.84%

SD, standard deviation.