South Korea Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

51,747,983

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	20,125,281
1951	20,098,928
1952	20,338,133
1953	20,798,453
1954	21,358,103
1955	21,995,224
1956	22,676,476
1957	23,404,295
1958	24,164,675
1959	24,942,488
1960	25,722,863
1961	26,471,606
1962	27,154,193
1963	27,826,442
1964	28,480,276
1965	29,107,036
1966	29,752,961
1967	30,456,997
1968	31,148,958
1969	31,829,753
1970	32,519,276
1971	33,206,559
1972	33,893,079
1973	34,579,691
1974	35,242,256
1975	35,862,588
1976	36,400,632
1977	36,859,694
1978	37,283,502
1979	37,688,812
1980	38,118,259
1981	38,647,503
1982	39,322,709
1983	39,979,242
1984	40,592,968
1985	41,169,725
1986	41,735,696
1987	42,335,481
1988	42,918,189
1989	43,498,470
1990	44,055,318
1991	44,468,640
1992	44,677,197
1993	44,905,007
1994	45,138,422
1995	45,367,586
1996	45,620,617
1997	45,927,026
1998	46,216,770
1999	46,489,950
2000	46,755,108
2001	47,031,881
2002	47,293,125
2003	47,516,374
2004	47,706,565
2005	47,872,690
2006	48,028,690
2007	48,200,322
2008	48,377,014
2009	48,565,175
2010	48,783,760
2011	49,111,291
2012	49,576,837
2013	50,043,455
2014	50,502,734
2015	50,943,910
2016	51,287,285
2017	51,490,474
2018	51,659,975
2019	51,790,645
2020	51,851,214
2021	51,829,658
2022	51,819,399
2023	51,788,583
2024	51,747,983
2025	51,696,644
2026	51,638,719
2027	51,570,992
2028	51,492,218
2029	51,404,290
2030	51,303,188
2031	51,187,830
2032	51,057,261
2033	50,909,145
2034	50,743,459
2035	50,556,786
2036	50,350,577
2037	50,126,020
2038	49,884,022
2039	49,627,114
2040	49,354,272
2041	49,065,553
2042	48,764,828
2043	48,450,403
2044	48,123,923
2045	47,780,766
2046	47,423,690
2047	47,049,807
2048	46,659,865
2049	46,250,221
2050	45,823,047
2051	45,379,925
2052	44,924,353
2053	44,452,120
2054	43,969,316
2055	43,476,606
2056	42,977,128
2057	42,470,448
2058	41,961,750
2059	41,449,900
2060	40,939,029
2061	40,427,317
2062	39,920,126
2063	39,414,833
2064	38,913,726
2065	38,413,083
2066	37,916,947
2067	37,424,263
2068	36,936,792
2069	36,451,150
2070	35,971,833
2071	35,495,300
2072	35,026,436
2073	34,559,743
2074	34,101,200
2075	33,647,476
2076	33,200,765
2077	32,756,218
2078	32,318,506
2079	31,886,007
2080	31,459,505
2081	31,035,816
2082	30,619,189
2083	30,206,724
2084	29,799,012
2085	29,394,719
2086	28,996,147
2087	28,600,566
2088	28,211,736
2089	27,825,229
2090	27,446,617
2091	27,074,744
2092	26,710,431
2093	26,354,528
2094	26,007,620
2095	25,670,114
2096	25,344,608
2097	25,026,942
2098	24,720,550
2099	24,423,571
2100	24,136,639

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.