National coordinating body
Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy (established in 2005)
National policy on ageing
Action plan
Health and long-term care
- Customized Care Service for Senior Citizens, 2025
- Strengthening the Integrated Care System for Community-Centered Aging in Place (AIP), 2025
- Dementia Policy Program, 2024
- 4th National dementia plan for 2021-2025
- National Health Insurance, 1977
- Long-term care insurance
Social protection and employment
- Incentives to companies for continued employment of older workers, 2024
- Age-Friendly Enterprises Programme, 2023
- The 4th Basic Plan for Promoting Employment of Older Workers (2023–2027)
- Act on Prohibition on Age Discrimination in Employment and Elderly Employment Promotion, 2008, updated June 2022.
- Basic Pension Scheme , 2014
- Basic Livelihood Security Program, 2000
- Korea Labor Force Development Institute for the aged
Addressing discrimination, neglect, and abuse
- Specialized agency dedicated to the prevention and response of elder abuse, established in 2004
Age-friendly cities
- Introduction of the age-friendly cities initiative and amendment of the Welfare of the Aged Act , 2024
Digital inclusion
Life-long learning
- Basic Plan for the Promotion of Lifelong Education 2023 – 2027
- Korea Agency of Senior Welfare Online Education Center, providing online learning platform for the elderly (part of the Korea Federation of Senior Welfare)