South Korea PopulationPopulation of South Korea Today
51,693,797
LiveTuesday, January 21, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of South Korea
In South Korea, the population is 51,693,797 as of Tuesday, January 21, 2025, with a growth rate of -0.12% per year, 674 births per day, and 1,018 deaths per day. The population of South Korea is equivalent to 0.63% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 51,693,797 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 522 People per km² (325 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 674 |
| Daily deaths: | 1,018 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.63% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | -0.12% |
| Median age: | 45 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 |
| 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 |
| 2015 | 50,772,791 | 424,787 | 278,964 | 0.83% | 51,193,190 |
South Korea Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,458,139,662 | 3.55% |
| China1,417,553,583 | 3.65% |
| United States346,472,594 | 14.92% |
| Indonesia284,742,551 | 18.15% |
| Pakistan253,422,686 | 20.4% |
| Nigeria235,353,419 | 21.96% |
| Brazil212,465,433 | 24.33% |
| Bangladesh174,734,191 | 29.58% |
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.
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