South Korea Population 1950-2023

Chart and table of South Korea population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of South Korea in 2023 is 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.
  • The population of South Korea in 2021 was 51,830,139, a 0.03% decline from 2020.
  • The population of South Korea in 2020 was 51,844,690, a 0.08% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2023 Population
United States 339,996,563
Japan 123,294,513
Germany 83,294,633
United Kingdom 67,736,802
France 64,756,584
Italy 58,870,762
South Korea 51,784,059
Spain 47,519,628
Argentina 45,773,884
Poland 41,026,067
Canada 38,781,291
Saudi Arabia 36,947,025
Australia 26,439,111
Taiwan 23,923,276
Chile 19,629,590
Netherlands 17,618,299
Belgium 11,686,140
Sweden 10,612,086
Greece 10,341,277
Portugal 10,247,605
Hungary 10,156,239
UAE 9,516,871
Israel 9,174,520
Austria 8,958,960
Switzerland 8,796,669
Hong Kong 7,491,609
Singapore 6,014,723
Denmark 5,910,913
Finland 5,545,475
Norway 5,474,360
New Zealand 5,228,100
Ireland 5,056,935
Oman 4,644,384
Panama 4,468,087
Kuwait 4,310,108
Croatia 4,008,617
Uruguay 3,423,108
Puerto Rico 3,260,314
Lithuania 2,718,352
Qatar 2,716,391
Slovenia 2,119,675
Latvia 1,830,211
Trinidad and Tobago 1,534,937
Bahrain 1,485,509
Estonia 1,322,765
Cyprus 1,260,138
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 654,768
Malta 535,064
Bahamas 412,623
Iceland 375,318
French Polynesia 308,872
New Caledonia 292,991
Barbados 281,995
Curacao 192,077
Guam 172,952
Seychelles 107,660
Aruba 106,277
Antigua and Barbuda 94,298
Isle of Man 84,710
Andorra 80,088
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 64,069
Greenland 56,643
Faroe Islands 53,270
Northern Mariana Islands 49,796
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,062
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,222
Liechtenstein 39,584
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 33,642
Gibraltar 32,688
British Virgin Islands 31,538
Palau 18,058
South Korea - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
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%