South Korea Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of South Korea population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of South Korea in 2022 is 51,329,899, a 0.05% increase from 2021.
- The population of South Korea in 2021 was 51,305,186, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
- The population of South Korea in 2020 was 51,269,185, a 0.09% increase from 2019.
- The population of South Korea in 2019 was 51,225,308, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| United States |
334,805,269 |
| Japan |
125,584,838 |
| Germany |
83,883,596 |
| United Kingdom |
68,497,907 |
| France |
65,584,518 |
| Italy |
60,262,770 |
| South Korea |
51,329,899 |
| Spain |
46,719,142 |
| Argentina |
46,010,234 |
| Canada |
38,388,419 |
| Poland |
37,739,785 |
| Saudi Arabia |
35,844,909 |
| Australia |
26,068,792 |
| Taiwan |
23,888,595 |
| Chile |
19,250,195 |
| Netherlands |
17,211,447 |
| Belgium |
11,668,278 |
| Greece |
10,316,637 |
| Sweden |
10,218,971 |
| Portugal |
10,140,570 |
| UAE |
10,081,785 |
| Hungary |
9,606,259 |
| Austria |
9,066,710 |
| Israel |
8,922,892 |
| Switzerland |
8,773,637 |
| Hong Kong |
7,604,299 |
| Singapore |
5,943,546 |
| Denmark |
5,834,950 |
| Finland |
5,554,960 |
| Norway |
5,511,370 |
| Oman |
5,323,993 |
| Ireland |
5,020,199 |
| New Zealand |
4,898,203 |
| Panama |
4,446,964 |
| Kuwait |
4,380,326 |
| Croatia |
4,059,286 |
| Uruguay |
3,496,016 |
| Qatar |
2,979,915 |
| Puerto Rico |
2,829,812 |
| Lithuania |
2,661,708 |
| Slovenia |
2,078,034 |
| Latvia |
1,848,837 |
| Bahrain |
1,783,983 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,406,585 |
| Estonia |
1,321,910 |
| Cyprus |
1,223,387 |
| Macao |
667,490 |
| Luxembourg |
642,371 |
| Malta |
444,033 |
| Bahamas |
400,516 |
| Iceland |
345,393 |
| New Caledonia |
290,915 |
| Barbados |
288,023 |
| French Polynesia |
284,164 |
| Channel Islands |
176,463 |
| Guam |
171,519 |
| Curacao |
165,529 |
| Aruba |
107,609 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
99,509 |
| Seychelles |
99,426 |
| Isle of Man |
85,732 |
| Andorra |
77,463 |
| Cayman Islands |
67,277 |
| Bermuda |
61,939 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
58,269 |
| Greenland |
56,973 |
| Faroe Islands |
49,233 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
43,966 |
| Monaco |
39,783 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
39,741 |
| Liechtenstein |
38,387 |
| San Marino |
34,085 |
| Gibraltar |
33,704 |
| British Virgin Islands |
30,596 |
| Palau |
18,233 |
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South Korea - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
51,329,899 |
0.05% |
| 2021 |
51,305,186 |
0.07% |
| 2020 |
51,269,185 |
0.09% |
| 2019 |
51,225,308 |
0.10% |
| 2018 |
51,171,706 |
0.15% |
| 2017 |
51,096,415 |
0.22% |
| 2016 |
50,983,457 |
0.32% |
| 2015 |
50,823,093 |
0.43% |
| 2014 |
50,607,907 |
0.52% |
| 2013 |
50,345,717 |
0.57% |
| 2012 |
50,060,639 |
0.55% |
| 2011 |
49,786,159 |
0.49% |
| 2010 |
49,545,636 |
0.40% |
| 2009 |
49,347,461 |
0.34% |
| 2008 |
49,182,456 |
0.30% |
| 2007 |
49,034,810 |
0.32% |
| 2006 |
48,880,451 |
0.37% |
| 2005 |
48,701,073 |
0.43% |
| 2004 |
48,493,441 |
0.48% |
| 2003 |
48,260,897 |
0.54% |
| 2002 |
47,999,547 |
0.61% |
| 2001 |
47,706,224 |
0.69% |
| 2000 |
47,379,241 |
0.77% |
| 1999 |
47,016,957 |
0.85% |
| 1998 |
46,620,691 |
0.92% |
| 1997 |
46,196,054 |
0.97% |
| 1996 |
45,751,022 |
1.01% |
| 1995 |
45,292,522 |
1.05% |
| 1994 |
44,820,073 |
1.09% |
| 1993 |
44,335,028 |
1.11% |
| 1992 |
43,848,218 |
1.10% |
| 1991 |
43,373,151 |
1.06% |
| 1990 |
42,918,419 |
1.01% |
| 1989 |
42,491,198 |
0.96% |
| 1988 |
42,086,662 |
0.96% |
| 1987 |
41,686,560 |
1.02% |
| 1986 |
41,265,113 |
1.13% |
| 1985 |
40,804,402 |
1.26% |
| 1984 |
40,296,228 |
1.38% |
| 1983 |
39,747,794 |
1.46% |
| 1982 |
39,175,212 |
1.48% |
| 1981 |
38,602,289 |
1.46% |
| 1980 |
38,045,607 |
1.42% |
| 1979 |
37,511,315 |
1.40% |
| 1978 |
36,992,188 |
1.42% |
| 1977 |
36,475,413 |
1.48% |
| 1976 |
35,942,029 |
1.59% |
| 1975 |
35,378,661 |
1.72% |
| 1974 |
34,780,882 |
1.84% |
| 1973 |
34,154,087 |
1.93% |
| 1972 |
33,506,523 |
2.00% |
| 1971 |
32,850,720 |
2.03% |
| 1970 |
32,195,681 |
2.07% |
| 1969 |
31,543,835 |
2.11% |
| 1968 |
30,891,965 |
2.17% |
| 1967 |
30,236,697 |
2.25% |
| 1966 |
29,572,556 |
2.34% |
| 1965 |
28,895,558 |
2.43% |
| 1964 |
28,209,731 |
2.52% |
| 1963 |
27,517,544 |
2.63% |
| 1962 |
26,812,086 |
2.79% |
| 1961 |
26,084,031 |
2.98% |
| 1960 |
25,329,515 |
3.16% |
| 1959 |
24,552,840 |
3.31% |
| 1958 |
23,765,504 |
3.40% |
| 1957 |
22,984,010 |
3.40% |
| 1956 |
22,227,334 |
3.31% |
| 1955 |
21,514,570 |
3.12% |
| 1954 |
20,864,105 |
2.81% |
| 1953 |
20,293,202 |
2.40% |
| 1952 |
19,817,786 |
1.88% |
| 1951 |
19,452,636 |
1.26% |
| 1950 |
19,211,385 |
0.00% |
