South Korea PopulationPopulation of South Korea Today
51,635,385
LiveThursday, January 08, 2026
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of South Korea
In South Korea, the population is 51,635,385 as of Thursday, January 08, 2026, with a growth rate of -0.14% per year, 684 births per day, and 1,056 deaths per day. The population of South Korea is equivalent to 0.62% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 51,635,385 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 522 People per km² (324 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 684 |
| Daily deaths: | 1,056 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.62% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | -0.14% |
| Median age: | 46 Years and 5 Months. |
10 Years South Korea Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51,891,164 | 259,300 | 328,052 | -0.17% | 51,805,544 |
| 2020 | 51,825,799 | 270,034 | 317,301 | 0.13% | 51,891,100 |
| 2022 | 51,805,631 | 256,588 | 390,625 | -0.09% | 51,759,524 |
| 2023 | 51,759,392 | 236,394 | 345,502 | -0.04% | 51,738,171 |
| 2024 | 51,738,086 | 240,982 | 357,948 | -0.08% | 51,697,213 |
| 2019 | 51,709,893 | 295,280 | 307,997 | 0.22% | 51,825,723 |
| 2025 | 51,697,094 | 245,858 | 371,713 | -0.12% | 51,637,125 |
| 2018 | 51,571,895 | 322,572 | 302,790 | 0.27% | 51,709,592 |
| 2017 | 51,400,646 | 356,023 | 288,803 | 0.33% | 51,571,810 |
| 2016 | 51,195,032 | 397,938 | 283,904 | 0.4% | 51,400,324 |
South Korea Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,470,567,240 | 3.51% |
| China1,414,391,800 | 3.65% |
| United States348,214,885 | 14.83% |
| Indonesia286,866,053 | 18% |
| Pakistan257,324,619 | 20.07% |
| Nigeria240,072,878 | 21.51% |
| Brazil213,217,650 | 24.22% |
| Bangladesh176,802,018 | 29.21% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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