# South Korea Korea: Pop.15 Years Old and Over / Original Index (BOK ECOS)

South Korea Korea: Pop.15 Years Old and Over / Original Index (BOK ECOS) was up 0.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 46,080 Thousand Persons.
That is the highest reading since December 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3% (Dec 2022) to 0.8% (Jan 2017), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: Bank of Korea
- Makrognosis code: `KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61A-I28A`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand Persons
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (130 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/korea-pop-15-years-old-and-over-original-index-bok-ecos

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 46,080 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| September 2026 | 46,055 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| August 2026 | 46,036 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 46,015 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 45,997 Thousand Persons | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 45,984 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 45,966 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 45,950 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 45,942 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 45,914 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 45,874 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 45,848 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 45,819 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 45,797 Thousand Persons | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 45,779 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 45,758 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 45,743 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 45,734 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 45,720 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 45,708 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 45,694 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 45,674 Thousand Persons | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 45,653 Thousand Persons | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 45,628 Thousand Persons | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61A-I28A"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.LF.M.NSA.ITEM-I61A-I28A",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```