Population of South Korea

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date19 Feb 2024

The current population of South Korea is 51,754,132 as of March 29, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

South Korea population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
202251,829,02551,815,810-26,431-0.0510.65
202351,802,59451,784,059-37,070-0.0720.64
202451,765,52451,741,963-47,123-0.0910.64
202551,718,40151,690,479-55,844-0.1080.63
202651,662,55751,630,817-63,479-0.1230.62
202751,599,07851,561,768-74,620-0.1450.62
202851,524,45851,482,230-84,457-0.1640.61
202951,440,00151,392,505-94,991-0.1850.61
203051,345,01051,290,214-109,592-0.2140.60
203151,235,41851,173,200-124,437-0.2430.59
203251,110,98151,040,363-141,235-0.2770.59
203350,969,74650,890,473-158,547-0.3120.58
203450,811,19950,721,724-178,950-0.3530.58
203550,632,24950,532,567-199,363-0.3950.57
203650,432,88650,324,119-217,534-0.4320.56
203750,215,35250,097,849-235,005-0.4690.56
203849,980,34749,854,467-251,760-0.5050.55
203949,728,58749,594,904-267,367-0.5390.54
204049,461,22049,319,974-282,492-0.5730.54
204149,178,72849,030,283-296,889-0.6060.53
204248,881,83948,727,532-308,614-0.6330.52
204348,573,22548,412,166-322,117-0.6650.52
204448,251,10848,082,601-337,013-0.7010.51
204547,914,09547,738,573-351,043-0.7350.50
204647,563,05247,379,594-366,915-0.7740.50
204747,196,13747,004,124-384,025-0.8170.49
204846,812,11246,610,891-402,442-0.8630.48
204946,409,67046,199,541-420,259-0.9100.48
205045,989,41145,770,874-437,075-0.9550.47
205145,552,33645,326,220-452,232-0.9980.46
205245,100,10444,867,510-465,189-1.0370.46
205344,634,91544,395,474-478,883-1.0790.45
205444,156,03243,911,285-489,493-1.1150.44
205543,666,53943,417,493-498,093-1.1470.44
205643,168,44642,916,240-504,413-1.1750.43
205742,664,03342,410,033-507,999-1.1980.43
205842,156,03441,900,604-510,860-1.2190.42
205941,645,17441,388,859-512,631-1.2390.41
206041,132,54340,877,006-511,074-1.2500.41
206140,621,46940,367,312-508,314-1.2590.40
206240,113,15539,860,020-506,271-1.2700.39
206339,606,88439,355,368-503,031-1.2780.39
206439,103,85338,853,435-500,837-1.2890.38
206538,603,01638,354,346-497,340-1.2970.38
206638,105,67637,858,378-494,597-1.3060.37
206737,611,07937,365,875-490,408-1.3120.36
206837,120,67136,877,691-485,960-1.3180.36
206936,634,71136,394,147-481,128-1.3220.35
207036,153,58335,914,652-477,862-1.3310.35
207135,675,72135,439,357-472,727-1.3340.34
207235,202,99434,969,593-466,802-1.3350.34
207334,736,19234,505,456-461,472-1.3370.33
207434,274,72034,046,974-455,492-1.3380.33
207533,819,22833,594,161-450,134-1.3400.32
207633,369,09433,146,634-444,920-1.3420.32
207732,924,17432,704,324-439,700-1.3440.31
207832,484,47432,267,388-434,173-1.3460.31
207932,050,30131,835,481-429,641-1.3500.31
208031,620,66031,408,278-424,765-1.3520.30
208131,195,89530,986,290-419,209-1.3530.30
208230,776,68630,569,730-413,912-1.3540.29
208330,362,77430,157,775-409,997-1.3600.29
208429,952,77729,750,352-404,851-1.3610.29
208529,547,92629,347,263-401,326-1.3680.28
208629,146,60028,948,532-396,137-1.3680.28
208728,750,46328,554,468-391,989-1.3730.27
208828,358,47428,164,879-387,189-1.3750.27
208927,971,28527,780,463-381,644-1.3740.27
209027,589,64127,402,411-374,459-1.3670.26
209127,215,18227,031,192-367,981-1.3610.26
209226,847,20126,667,488-359,426-1.3480.26
209326,487,77526,312,671-350,209-1.3310.25
209426,137,56625,967,032-341,068-1.3130.25
209525,796,49825,631,307-330,381-1.2890.25
209625,466,11725,305,887-320,461-1.2660.24
209725,145,65624,990,390-310,532-1.2430.24
209824,835,12424,684,886-300,476-1.2170.24
209924,534,64824,389,144-291,007-1.1930.24
210024,243,64124,102,932-281,418-1.1680.23

South Korea population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
195020,160,29920,104,010-112,578-0.5600.80
195120,047,72120,116,892138,3410.6880.79
195220,186,06220,393,370414,6152.0330.79
195320,600,67720,862,396523,4382.5090.79
195421,124,11521,432,886617,5412.8810.80
195521,741,65622,075,008666,7053.0200.80
195622,408,36122,763,457710,1913.1200.81
195723,118,55223,494,049750,9933.1970.82
195823,869,54524,256,851774,6113.1940.83
195924,644,15625,036,097783,8823.1310.84
196025,428,03825,817,529778,9823.0170.86
196126,207,02026,552,225690,4092.6000.87
196226,897,42927,234,470674,0832.4750.87
196327,571,51227,905,873668,7222.3960.87
196428,240,23428,555,856631,2442.2110.87
196528,871,47829,179,407615,8572.1110.87
196629,487,33529,838,219701,7692.3520.88
196730,189,10430,540,596702,9842.3020.88
196830,892,08831,229,630675,0852.1620.88
196931,567,17331,912,015689,6842.1610.88
197032,256,85732,601,143688,5712.1120.88
197132,945,42833,288,369685,8822.0600.88
197233,631,31033,976,851691,0832.0340.88
197334,322,39334,659,713674,6401.9470.88
197434,997,03335,319,338644,6101.8250.88
197535,641,64335,930,694578,1011.6090.88
197636,219,74436,456,320473,1521.2980.88
197736,692,89636,911,298436,8041.1830.88
197837,129,70037,329,984400,5681.0730.87
197937,530,26837,737,918415,3011.1000.86
198037,945,56938,170,501449,8641.1790.86
198138,395,43338,731,905672,9441.7370.86
198239,068,37739,403,422670,0901.7010.86
198339,738,46740,053,748630,5621.5740.85
198440,369,02940,664,361590,6641.4530.85
198540,959,69341,232,709546,0321.3240.85
198641,505,72541,808,708605,9661.4490.84
198742,111,69142,405,253587,1241.3850.84
198842,698,81542,988,455579,2801.3480.84
198943,278,09543,567,512578,8351.3290.83
199043,856,93044,120,039526,2171.1930.83
199144,383,14744,487,412208,5310.4690.82
199244,591,67844,703,709224,0620.5010.81
199344,815,74044,932,861234,2430.5210.81
199445,049,98345,165,780231,5940.5130.80
199545,281,57745,393,418223,6810.4930.79
199645,505,25845,660,168309,8190.6790.78
199745,815,07745,962,393294,6320.6410.78
199846,109,70946,250,259281,1000.6080.77
199946,390,80946,520,444259,2690.5570.77
200046,650,07846,788,591277,0260.5920.76
200146,927,10447,064,790275,3720.5850.76
200247,202,47647,320,668236,3840.5000.75
200347,438,86047,539,738201,7570.4240.74
200447,640,61747,727,285173,3370.3630.74
200547,813,95447,889,573151,2370.3160.73
200647,965,19148,049,347168,3120.3500.72
200748,133,50348,220,601174,1960.3610.72
200848,307,69948,398,626181,8550.3760.71
200948,489,55448,588,019196,9300.4050.70
201048,686,48448,813,042253,1160.5190.70
201148,939,60049,169,878460,5550.9370.70
201249,400,15549,634,185468,0600.9430.69
201349,868,21550,098,229460,0280.9180.69
201450,328,24350,558,043459,5990.9090.69
201550,787,84250,994,401413,1180.8100.69
201651,200,96051,309,984218,0480.4250.68
201751,419,00851,511,639185,2610.3600.68
201851,604,26951,676,900145,2620.2810.67
201951,749,53151,803,829108,5970.2100.67
202051,858,12851,844,690-26,875-0.0520.66
202151,831,25351,830,139-2,228-0.0040.66