Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of South Korea is projected at 51.31 million, up by 0.07% compared with 51.27 million in 2020. South Korea is ranked 28th in terms of population and 196th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.35 million births in South Korea in 2021. That is 967 per day, which is ranked 72nd. The crude birth rate is 6.88 per 1000 people. There are 0.34 million deaths in South Korea in 2021. That is 921 per day, which is ranked 31st. The crude death rate is 6.55 per 1000 people.
42.06 million people are living in urban areas, which is 81.41% of South Korea population. South Korea is ranked 63rd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in South Korea in 2021 is 100.20 males per 100 females. There are 25.68 million males and 25.63 million females in South Korea. The percentage of female population is 49.95% compare to 50.05% male population. South Korea has 52.07 thousand more males than females. South Korea is at 133rd position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 19,211,387 | - |
1955 | 21,514,564 | 3.12 |
1960 | 25,329,521 | 3.16 |
1965 | 28,895,557 | 2.43 |
1970 | 32,195,679 | 2.07 |
1975 | 35,378,657 | 1.72 |
1980 | 38,045,605 | 1.42 |
1985 | 40,804,406 | 1.26 |
1990 | 42,918,416 | 1.01 |
1995 | 45,292,521 | 1.05 |
2000 | 47,379,237 | 0.77 |
2005 | 48,701,069 | 0.43 |
2010 | 49,545,638 | 0.4 |
2015 | 50,823,087 | 0.43 |
2016 | 50,983,446 | 0.32 |
2017 | 51,096,408 | 0.22 |
2018 | 51,171,700 | 0.15 |
2019 | 51,225,321 | 0.1 |
2020 | 51,269,183 | 0.09 |
2021 | 51,305,184 | 0.07 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 496,513 | 663,239 | 25.33 | 35.26 |
1955 | 371,064 | 956,652 | 17.09 | 43.60 |
1960 | 320,463 | 1,064,257 | 12.62 | 42.28 |
1965 | 308,536 | 1,013,437 | 10.66 | 35.12 |
1970 | 279,604 | 961,807 | 8.68 | 29.79 |
1975 | 262,730 | 888,138 | 7.43 | 25.17 |
1980 | 262,407 | 814,355 | 6.88 | 21.32 |
1985 | 252,429 | 705,519 | 6.21 | 17.38 |
1990 | 244,282 | 664,131 | 5.68 | 15.39 |
1995 | 248,213 | 686,272 | 5.48 | 15.17 |
2000 | 254,193 | 569,299 | 5.38 | 12.05 |
2005 | 255,646 | 471,632 | 5.26 | 9.69 |
2010 | 263,497 | 454,726 | 5.30 | 9.15 |
2015 | 285,148 | 415,862 | 5.63 | 8.21 |
2020 | 325,595 | 358,793 | 6.35 | 7.00 |
2021 | 336,010 | 352,792 | 6.55 | 6.88 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
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Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 4,102,424 | 15,108,961 | - | 21.354 |
1955 | 5,251,885 | 16,279,446 | 5.85 | 24.392 |
1960 | 7,022,058 | 18,318,860 | 5.78 | 27.710 |
1965 | 9,351,713 | 19,555,358 | 5.63 | 32.351 |
1970 | 13,110,502 | 19,098,812 | 7.20 | 40.704 |
1975 | 16,997,155 | 18,389,352 | 4.89 | 48.033 |
1980 | 21,582,191 | 16,468,233 | 4.63 | 56.720 |
1985 | 26,474,831 | 14,333,738 | 3.78 | 64.876 |
1990 | 31,696,103 | 11,227,028 | 3.38 | 73.844 |
1995 | 35,441,319 | 9,857,292 | 2.08 | 78.239 |
2000 | 37,729,427 | 9,656,885 | 1.07 | 79.621 |
2005 | 39,622,010 | 9,086,487 | 0.86 | 81.345 |
2010 | 40,601,614 | 8,951,241 | 0.48 | 81.936 |
2015 | 41,301,851 | 9,291,811 | 0.32 | 81.634 |
2020 | 41,934,110 | 9,572,865 | 0.31 | 81.414 |
2021 | 42,063,715 | 9,602,940 | 0.31 | 81.414 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 919,642 | 869,925 | 1,789,567 | 3.49 | 105.715 |
05-09 | 1,143,183 | 1,084,050 | 2,227,233 | 4.34 | 105.455 |
10-14 | 1,173,673 | 1,103,738 | 2,277,411 | 4.44 | 106.336 |
15-19 | 1,244,619 | 1,148,468 | 2,393,087 | 4.66 | 108.372 |
20-24 | 1,612,626 | 1,476,567 | 3,089,193 | 6.02 | 109.215 |
25-29 | 1,869,705 | 1,635,512 | 3,505,217 | 6.83 | 114.319 |
30-34 | 1,740,224 | 1,542,405 | 3,282,629 | 6.40 | 112.825 |
35-39 | 1,934,516 | 1,776,233 | 3,710,749 | 7.23 | 108.911 |
40-44 | 2,000,386 | 1,887,528 | 3,887,914 | 7.58 | 105.979 |
45-49 | 2,158,593 | 2,075,397 | 4,233,990 | 8.25 | 104.009 |
50-54 | 2,173,281 | 2,148,945 | 4,322,226 | 8.42 | 101.132 |
55-59 | 2,096,877 | 2,094,575 | 4,191,452 | 8.17 | 100.110 |
60-64 | 1,917,242 | 1,977,602 | 3,894,844 | 7.59 | 96.948 |
65-69 | 1,377,268 | 1,485,373 | 2,862,641 | 5.58 | 92.722 |
70-74 | 966,234 | 1,104,711 | 2,070,945 | 4.04 | 87.465 |
75-79 | 686,193 | 909,880 | 1,596,073 | 3.11 | 75.416 |
80-84 | 424,932 | 698,002 | 1,122,934 | 2.19 | 60.878 |
85-89 | 180,872 | 403,871 | 584,743 | 1.14 | 44.785 |
90-94 | 49,072 | 159,891 | 208,963 | 0.41 | 30.691 |
95-99 | 8,818 | 39,609 | 48,427 | 0.09 | 22.263 |
100+ | 672 | 4,274 | 4,946 | 0.01 | 15.723 |
Total | 25,678,628 | 25,626,556 | 51,305,184 | 100.203 |