South Korea Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of South Korea population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of South Korea in 2025 is 51,690,479, a 0.1% decline from 2024.
- The population of South Korea in 2024 was 51,741,963, a 0.08% decline from 2023.
- The population of South Korea in 2023 was 51,784,059, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
- The population of South Korea in 2022 was 51,815,810, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| United States |
343,603,404 |
| Japan |
121,960,408 |
| Germany |
83,199,069 |
| United Kingdom |
68,180,606 |
| France |
65,003,384 |
| Italy |
58,518,843 |
| South Korea |
51,690,479 |
| Spain |
47,420,024 |
| Argentina |
46,337,520 |
| Poland |
39,616,730 |
| Canada |
39,431,447 |
| Saudi Arabia |
37,989,969 |
| Australia |
26,958,054 |
| Taiwan |
23,974,031 |
| Chile |
19,690,323 |
| Netherlands |
17,722,333 |
| Belgium |
11,744,521 |
| Sweden |
10,733,867 |
| Greece |
10,263,298 |
| Portugal |
10,198,116 |
| Hungary |
9,870,870 |
| UAE |
9,665,319 |
| Israel |
9,448,781 |
| Austria |
8,994,123 |
| Switzerland |
8,904,610 |
| Hong Kong |
7,499,791 |
| Singapore |
6,089,541 |
| Denmark |
5,968,467 |
| Norway |
5,554,468 |
| Finland |
5,553,985 |
| New Zealand |
5,310,695 |
| Ireland |
5,120,867 |
| Oman |
4,780,706 |
| Panama |
4,586,672 |
| Kuwait |
4,387,109 |
| Croatia |
3,964,392 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,454 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,275,311 |
| Qatar |
2,757,220 |
| Lithuania |
2,668,446 |
| Slovenia |
2,117,762 |
| Latvia |
1,790,796 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,540,943 |
| Bahrain |
1,511,676 |
| Estonia |
1,314,900 |
| Cyprus |
1,276,508 |
| Macao |
721,922 |
| Luxembourg |
668,100 |
| Malta |
538,297 |
| Bahamas |
417,790 |
| Iceland |
380,010 |
| French Polynesia |
313,810 |
| New Caledonia |
298,873 |
| Barbados |
282,580 |
| Curacao |
193,837 |
| Guam |
175,263 |
| Seychelles |
108,844 |
| Aruba |
106,043 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
95,319 |
| Isle of Man |
85,082 |
| Andorra |
80,578 |
| Cayman Islands |
70,445 |
| Bermuda |
63,778 |
| Greenland |
56,916 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,623 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
50,255 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,797 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,404 |
| Liechtenstein |
40,050 |
| Monaco |
36,051 |
| San Marino |
33,583 |
| Gibraltar |
32,742 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,984 |
| Palau |
18,044 |
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South Korea - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
51,690,479 |
-0.10% |
| 2024 |
51,741,963 |
-0.08% |
| 2023 |
51,784,059 |
-0.06% |
| 2022 |
51,815,810 |
-0.03% |
| 2021 |
51,830,139 |
-0.03% |
| 2020 |
51,844,690 |
0.08% |
| 2019 |
51,803,829 |
0.25% |
| 2018 |
51,676,900 |
0.32% |
| 2017 |
51,511,639 |
0.39% |
| 2016 |
51,309,984 |
0.62% |
| 2015 |
50,994,401 |
0.86% |
| 2014 |
50,558,043 |
0.92% |
| 2013 |
50,098,229 |
0.93% |
| 2012 |
49,634,185 |
0.94% |
| 2011 |
49,169,878 |
0.73% |
| 2010 |
48,813,042 |
0.46% |
| 2009 |
48,588,019 |
0.39% |
| 2008 |
48,398,626 |
0.37% |
| 2007 |
48,220,601 |
0.36% |
| 2006 |
48,049,347 |
0.33% |
| 2005 |
47,889,573 |
0.34% |
| 2004 |
47,727,285 |
0.39% |
| 2003 |
47,539,738 |
0.46% |
| 2002 |
47,320,668 |
0.54% |
| 2001 |
47,064,790 |
0.59% |
| 2000 |
46,788,591 |
0.58% |
| 1999 |
46,520,444 |
0.58% |
| 1998 |
46,250,259 |
0.63% |
| 1997 |
45,962,393 |
0.66% |
| 1996 |
45,660,168 |
0.59% |
| 1995 |
45,393,418 |
0.50% |
| 1994 |
45,165,780 |
0.52% |
| 1993 |
44,932,861 |
0.51% |
| 1992 |
44,703,709 |
0.49% |
| 1991 |
44,487,412 |
0.83% |
| 1990 |
44,120,039 |
1.27% |
| 1989 |
43,567,512 |
1.35% |
| 1988 |
42,988,455 |
1.38% |
| 1987 |
42,405,253 |
1.43% |
| 1986 |
41,808,708 |
1.40% |
| 1985 |
41,232,709 |
1.40% |
| 1984 |
40,664,361 |
1.52% |
| 1983 |
40,053,748 |
1.65% |
| 1982 |
39,403,422 |
1.73% |
| 1981 |
38,731,905 |
1.47% |
| 1980 |
38,170,501 |
1.15% |
| 1979 |
37,737,918 |
1.09% |
| 1978 |
37,329,984 |
1.13% |
| 1977 |
36,911,298 |
1.25% |
| 1976 |
36,456,320 |
1.46% |
| 1975 |
35,930,694 |
1.73% |
| 1974 |
35,319,338 |
1.90% |
| 1973 |
34,659,713 |
2.01% |
| 1972 |
33,976,851 |
2.07% |
| 1971 |
33,288,369 |
2.11% |
| 1970 |
32,601,143 |
2.16% |
| 1969 |
31,912,015 |
2.19% |
| 1968 |
31,229,630 |
2.26% |
| 1967 |
30,540,596 |
2.35% |
| 1966 |
29,838,219 |
2.26% |
| 1965 |
29,179,407 |
2.18% |
| 1964 |
28,555,856 |
2.33% |
| 1963 |
27,905,873 |
2.47% |
| 1962 |
27,234,470 |
2.57% |
| 1961 |
26,552,225 |
2.85% |
| 1960 |
25,817,529 |
3.12% |
| 1959 |
25,036,097 |
3.21% |
| 1958 |
24,256,851 |
3.25% |
| 1957 |
23,494,049 |
3.21% |
| 1956 |
22,763,457 |
3.12% |
| 1955 |
22,075,008 |
3.00% |
| 1954 |
21,432,886 |
2.73% |
| 1953 |
20,862,396 |
2.30% |
| 1952 |
20,393,370 |
1.37% |
| 1951 |
20,116,892 |
0.06% |
| 1950 |
20,104,010 |
0.00% |
